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We can’t stop you eating sandwiches. Nor do we want to. Sandwiches have been a mainstay of lunch for as long as we can remember.
But we can make them more nutritious, and truly deserving of a place in any well-balanced healthy diet. A levelled up sandwich, if you will.
In our opinions, it’s important to have good food to look forward to. Meals should’t be about dread or worry, they should be about enjoyment – but enjoyment without slowly damaging ourselves.
That’s where this sandwich comes in. It’s a thorough joy to eat – and it’s filled with goodies like avocado, spinach and radish, too!
The cheese is the naughtiest bit, but a couple of slices of cheese seem to be a fine pay-off for all that veggie goodness. And if it encourages you, or those you’re eating with to eat more veg, then so be it.
The bread is up to you. You can go all-in on a mega-healthy wholegrain or protein-bread, or you can be a bit naughty with a soft-white or brioche.
It’s your call and we won’t lecture. All we’ll say is that the flavours inside the sandwich are enough to make any bread taste good 😉
BACK TO ‘SIX OR LESS’
We made this lovely sandwich from just six simple ingredients. We also made another 29 just like it! They’re all in our new ebook, Lunch in Six, which was made to bring the joy back to lunch.
We’re proud of the recipes (and of Jansen, whose professional expertise really shone through), and you can check out the rest of the recipes in our book Lunch in Six .
ATTENTION VEGANS
The only non-vegan item in this sandwich is the cheese. And as you’re no doubt aware there are many vegan options on offer these days. Grab something from a store, or even try making your own vegan cheese! Cashew is a very popular choice.
GLUTEN-FREE
Of course, most bread isn’t gluten-free – though any good speciality store carries a gluten-free version these days. If you were hesitant to try it, or had sadly waved goodbye to sandwiches, now might be a good time to give it another try.
Ingredients
- 4 slices brioche bread (Jansen recommends Brioche bread, or use your fave)
- 4 slices cheddar cheese (enough to cover the bread)
- 1 avocado
- ½ small red onion
- 2 radishes
- 1 cup spinach
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Scoop the flesh out of the avocado and mash it in a bowl. Add a little salt and pepper .
- Slice the red onion into really thin rings. Slice the radish thinly, too.
- Give the spinach a quick wash.
- In this order, place the bread followed by mashed avocado, spinach, cheddar , onion, radish, mashed avocado, bread.
- Stick it in the oven at about 360°F/180°C and toast away! It’ll take about 7-8 minutes. That’s it, done!
NOTES
Nutrition
Have a Good Avo Cheddar Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 slices brioche bread (Jansen recommends Brioche bread, or use your fave)
- 4 slices cheddar cheese (enough to cover the bread)
- 1 avocado
- ½ small red onion
- 2 radishes
- 1 cup ( 30 g ) spinach
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Scoop the flesh out of the avocado and mash it in a bowl. Add a little salt and pepper .
- Slice the red onion into really thin rings. Slice the radish thinly, too.
- Give the spinach a quick wash.
- In this order, place the bread followed by mashed avocado, spinach, cheddar , onion, radish, mashed avocado, bread.
- Stick it in the oven at about 360°F/180°C and toast away! It’ll take about 7-8 minutes. That’s it, done!
