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| Crusty, crunchy, sweet & savory! |
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| strawberries & fruit salad finishes off my bento lunches for this week. |
I made a batch of these panini sandwiches for my lunches this week. It's my take on my favourite sandwich on the menu over at Montréal's Olive & Gourmando and it's called the Viva Las Vegan (click here to view their menu). I'm not a vegetarian at all! But this sandwich has my mouth watering all the time. My version is but the po' lil sibling of theirs but it's still yummy all the same!
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| Image Credit: Olive & Gourmando |
I like these square panini bread rather than the original as they fit better into my bento boxes (and regular plastic-ware!). I use fresh tofu (about a quarter inch slices) that I pan-fry with a tiny bit of olive oil which I then set aside to cool. When I cut into the panini, I usually take out an extra portion in the middle because I find it's too much bread in one bite. I then add the tofu slices and on top, slather a whole lot of hummus! I love Fontaine Santé's caramelized onion hummus. So good. Then I add some sliced sandwich pickles (you can use dill but I prefer the sweet kind), I slather on some more hummus and then arugula on top. Then I grill the sandwich on a flat pan (if only I had a panini grill!) and that's it! It's the combination of crunch from the pickles, the peppery taste of arugula mixed with the hummus & caramelized onions plus the firm tofu.. sigh..
It's a delicious, nutritious and filling sandwich. My version is also about a quarter of the size you get at Olive & Gourmando! Give it a try, it's so easy and so good!
10 comments:
OMG, I love this sandwich. I need fresh ideas on making sandwiched, sometimes you just get in a rut...same ol' same ol'. I want to try and make caramelized onion hummus too, that sounds delish!
That my friend is one beautiful bento! With thism, you have earned a place on my favorites list.
Great blog. I'd love for you to visit mine. It's all about the sandwich. samwich365.com
Keri
What a creative sandwich! I don't make enough sandwiches, but maybe if I had ideas like this I would pack them more often. Tofu and hummus? Woh.
Thanks so much Lyndsey! I'm eating it right now. :p
Whoa. Thanks Keri, I'm honoured! Your blog is fantastic!
Sheri: I do the sandwich way because it's just easier to eat and doesn't stink up the office. : )
i'm not a huge fan of tofu, but i'm willing to give this a try because i love all the other ingredients in the sandwich!
Joyce: go for it! how can you be korean and not like toobu?? lol..
Yum! I'm seriously gonna try this. Although I would much prefer the sandwich if you were eating it with me during a very long lunch break! Thanks! My stomach is growling - do you hear it? :)
Kristen: hahaha!! Ah yes, the grumbling tummy.. I miss it. ;p A very long lunch break with you? It's on my top 5 things to do for this year! I need a second or third job.. lotto? Airmiles? How long does it take to jog all the way to the west coast??
Oh my gosh that sandwich looks amazing!!! How I would love to eat that right now. :)
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