Pressed Veggie Sandwich

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There are truthful galore flavors going connected successful this sandwich that each wound yields thing new. The sandwich has respective components that you tin change; take different vegetables you similar oregon permission the look arsenic is.

Pressing the sandwich gives the breadstuff a accidental to sorb juices and allows the assorted flavors to meld. It is adjuvant to blot the vegetables earlier putting the sandwich unneurotic to region immoderate excess moisture.

The look calls for broccoli slaw mix, a operation of broccoli, carrots and reddish cabbage that is disposable successful the nutrient conception of galore supermarkets. You volition person fractional of the slaw substance arsenic leftovers, which tin beryllium served arsenic a broadside dish.

Make the slaw substance and prep the vegetables a time successful advance. The sandwich tin beryllium assembled respective hours up of time, but don't property it immoderate earlier than 2 hours successful advance. If the breadstuff is durable (and a rustic loaf should be), the sandwich tin beryllium assembled, wrapped tightly and refrigerated up to a time successful advance.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 6-8

For the slaw

8 ounces broccoli slaw premix oregon 14 ounces coleslaw premix (see headnote)
1-inch portion jalapeño pepper, finely chopped, with seeds (or to taste)
1 scallion, achromatic and light-green parts, chopped
1/4 spoon celery seed
1/4 cupful mayonnaise
1/4 cupful atom vino vinegar
1/2 spoon salt
1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper

For the filling

4 ample portobello mushrooms, stems and gills removed
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1/4 cupful store-bought balsamic vinaigrette
1 mean eggplant (about 1 pound), ends removed, chopped crosswise into 1/2-inch slices
2 mean zucchini (about 8 ounces), trimmed and chopped lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick strips
1 lb microwavable packaged babe spinach
1 mean clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoonful extra-virgin olive oil

For assembly

One 24-ounce loaf olive oregon rustic state bread
1/4 cupful pesto
1/2 cupful caller goat oregon ricotta cheese
1/2 lb smoked mozzarella cheese, chopped into 1/4-inch slices
Contents of 1 12-ounce jar of roasted reddish oregon yellowish peppers, drained and blotted dry

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 8, utilizing fractional the slaw)

Calories
607
Fat
24 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Carbohydrates
72 g
Sodium
1177 mg
Cholesterol
32 mg
Protein
23 g
Fiber
13 g
Sugar
14 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn.

Tested by David Hagedorn.

Published March 2, 2010

Updated March 13, 2026