Veggie Sandwiches

For some time, I've been a self-styled "social meat eater," like lots of people are social drinkers. This means that I pretty much never purchase or prepare any meat. There are lots of reasons for this, ranging from the ecological and economic to philosophical to physiological to unadulterated laziness, but I will spare you this. I'm not evangelical or dogmatic about it all at this point, though nor am I ashamed of it, at least partly because the transition for me has been so gradual and natural.

That's not my point.

This is: it is tricky, tricky to eat out. Most menus have at most one meatless item, and some of those are awfully anemic in both appearance and flavor. Thus, I've been making mental notes of some of the better veggie sandwiches I've sampled in the Fort Wayne area in the last year or so, some from local restaurants and some from chains. All (relatively) easily duplicable at home.

In case any of you are in my boat, I'll share my findings:

1) Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich (inspired by Panera)

Ingredients:

bread - sundried tomato or other, preferably homemade

herbed hummus - parsley, perhaps?
cucumber, sliced
tomato, thinly sliced
canned red pepper slices
feta cheese, crumbled
dark leafy greens

Directions:
Spread a layer of hummus on the top and bottom slices of bread. On the bottom slice, place a layer of greens, followed by feta cheese. Next, add tomato slices and red peppers. Top with cucumber and the second slice of bread.


Others to follow in my little series:
- Henry's Southwestern Something-or-Other
- Jimmy John's Avocado/Provalone Concoction
- The Firefly's Grilled Cheese
- The Firefly's Veggie Sandwich
- The Brickhouse Cafe's Veggie Wrap with Cream Cheese