Dara's Sandwich no. 6: BBQ crispy tofu & seweed with pineapple relish

There was some questionably old tofu in the fridge. It smelled pretty funky, so I wanted to cook the hell out of it. I fried it up in small pieces with some garlic and onion and a bit of bouillon. Inspired by my mother's love of using local Atlantic dilisk seaweed in sandwiches, I added some of that. And a tasty new pineapple relish, topped with some barbeque sauce. It was quite something!

- Dara

Dara's Sandwich no. 5

Courgette, tomato, fresh onion, and caramelised onion houmous on Toasted Rye Bread

All of the vegetables for this one came from right here on the farm in Sweden where I'm working. Even the homemade sourdough rye bread is made from rye flour from the farm. Good lunch.

- Dara

Dara's Sandwich no. 4

 

Roasted Red Pepper & Courgette with houmous, rocket and tomato

in a home-made brown bap. 

I roasted some peppers and courgette with some olive oil and a bit of sugar till they were nice and tender. I put them in a lovely brown bap I'd made and I added some houmus, sliced tomato and a bit of rocket. On the side, I had some salad which I tossed in the left over juice from the roasted pepper and courgette dish. Delicious!

See my houmous recipe here.

- Dara

Dara's Sandwich no. 2

 

Vegetarian sandwiches are the best sandwiches in the world. When done correctly, of course. This one is nice and warm in the middle, but not toasted, and so still soft on the outside. It's pretty amazing. And garlic mushrooms are certainly in the top 20 reasons to be alive. This one is not vegan, I'm afraid, but lose the cheese and you're set.

Here's how to:
Get some brown bread.
Add all of your houmous to it, more piled than spread.
Add some strong cheese and some torn spinach/ baby spinach.
Fry up some mushrooms with chopped garlic.
Place the hot mushrooms on the cheese so it melts slightly.
Top with Frank's Red Hot Sauce to set it all off.
Put it together and EAT.

- Dara

Dara's Sandwich no. 1

As a lifelong sandwich-lover, I couldn't think of much things worse than a life without a sandwich. It is a stereotype that veggie sandwiches are boring. I find it makes you much more inventive and, in fact, I find plain, old meat sandwiches pretty boring and uninventive now. So I'm going to throw up some photos of my sandwiches. They're a little odd sometimes, and different every time, so most of them I've only had once. I usually just use whatever ingredients I have to hand. Here is number 1.

It consists of chopped celery, sliced tomato, a couple of Linda McCartney sausages (vegan-friendly), all served on toasted wholemeal bread, and topped with some Frank's Red Hot Sauce. This was a delicious cold sandwich to enjoy with a cup of tea. I was surprised at how good it was; the celery gives it crunch, the tomatoes make it juicy, and the sausages and condiments make it tasty. Some houmous would also be nice in there, but I did not have any at the time. Hope this fuels your creative sandwich-making. Feel free to share sandwich ideas. More to come.

- Dara