What do you put on a vegetarian sandwich?

Question

I am making sandwitches for a college pot luck. A few of my class mates are vegitarian. I have ham sandwitches and turkey sandwitches. I am trying not to get fancy because I am on a low buget. What can I do for the Vegitarians. Please Help

Answer 1

i used to have a vegetarian girlfriend!
use some wheat bread if you are making a sandwich.

hummus as a spread, and any of the following:
red peppers (sliced)
cheese
sprouts
cucumbers

vegetarians like fruits too, so maybe you would want to make a fruit salad or something

Answer 2

A can of re-fried beans mixed with some taco sauce, a little garlic powder &/or celery powder, oregano, chili powder etc.--whatever herbs you have to kick up the flavor. (Check for salt to taste, the beans are frequently low salt.) Top the bean spread with thin sliced peeled apples and another slice of bread. Use the same bread you are using for the other sandwiches, put a little margarine on the bread to keep the spread from making the bread soggy. Or, put the bean spread on crackers. Better have extra, though, because the ham and turkey-ers will want some, too. If you want to identify the bean spread sandwiches for all, put a seedless grape on a toothpick in each one.

No, I'm not a latino, I'm of French decent. But I've lived in many places and enjoy a wide variety of regional dishes.

For your information, the refried beans make a great winter soup. Just saute some onions and celery, add some fried chopped bacon, if desired, some of the above named herbs, the can of beans and water to consistancy you like. Serve with buttered warm tortillas. For vegetarians, leave out the bacon and use margarine on the tortillas. Delicious.

Answer 3

If they said "vegetarian" and not "vegan," don't worry about vegans -- really. There's enough of a distinction that they would've told you if it was necessary, and a lot of vegan stuff is, well, often not that appealing to non-vegans.

Re. tomato sandwiches, which a lot of people have suggested: I love them in all their various permutations, but tomato sogs bread in no time -- only if you're serving them right away. Same with cucumber. If there's not _too_ much of a time lag between making and eating, slather a bit of cream cheese on the bread before putting tomato/cucumber on; it'll keep it from wetting the bread, so to speak.

The usual vegetarian option in sandwich platters with ham and turkey sorts of sandwiches is egg salad; somewhat less frequently, cheese. Simple egg salad is good; it's expected, cheap, easy, and filling. Add a little lettuce if you like.

Cheese is awful if it's a slice of processed stuff. Some thick slices of good cheddar or swiss, with lettuce, is good, but perhaps pricy.

I don't know. All the hummus, avocado, etc, things suggested are really good, but they don't seem like what you're looking for, viz: cheap, easy, goes with those other sorts of simple cafeteria sandwiches. My vote's for egg salad.

From 'Canadian Living' magazine:


Egg Salad:

8 hard-cooked eggs
1/2 cup (125 mL) light mayonnaise
1/4 cup (50 mL) finely grated carrot
1 tbsp (15 mL) minced fresh parsley
1 tbsp (15 mL) minced green onion (optional)
2 tsp (10 mL) Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper

Preparation

Egg Salad: In bowl and using fork, mash eggs until chunky. Stir in mayonnaise, carrot, parsley, green onion (if using), mustard, salt and pepper. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)


I think the carrot's optional and would prefer celery; keep the green onion, _light_ mayo is not critical (and using "Miracle Whip" makes a pretty good egg salad), but -- that's the basic idea. A leaf or two of lettuce is not necessary, but a plus.

Answer 4

Anything except meat, silly. You can try lettuce, tomato and red onion or Avacado, sprouts and cheese. I've found that a lot flavor missing from meat on a vegetarian sandwich is made up for with a slather of spicy mustard. Good luck.

Answer 5

Some vegetarians don't eat any dairy products. They are called vegans. It is safe to make all vegetable sandwiches. You could have some sliced cheese on another platter in case some vegetarians would like to add cheese to their sandwich. There is also soy cheese for vegetarians who don't eat regular dairy products.

Answer 6

Double Homous Sandwiches
Ingredients

thinly sliced cucumber pieces
thinly sliced tomato pieces
homous
vegan cream cheese
sun dried tomato paste
4 slices of wholemeal bread

On the first slice of bread spread with cream cheese and put your on the top cucumber . Then place another piece of bread on top and spread thickly with homous. Then add another slice of bread and spread with sun dried tomato paste and then place on your tomato. Finally add the last piece of bread and cut up.

Answer 7

PLEASE make sure you include a protein component in the sandwich. The veggies are all good ideas but vegetarians and vegans also need protein and a plain veggie sandwich is not filling. Many of the options listed above are great. To summarize:

Cheese (not for vegans)
Hummus
Refried beans
Tofu (marinated, preferably)

Make sure you include at least one of the above protein foods in any veggie sandwich.

Answer 8

Pimento cheese sandwiches are pretty and not expensive to make ($5 tops for a whole bunch of sandwiches.) Grind or chop a small jar of pimentoes and a block of sharp Cheddar cheese. Add enough mayo or Miracle Whip to bind the whole thing together, then season with a dash of sugar and a bit of minced onion.

Delicious and inexpensive -- can't beat the combination!

Answer 9

How about just lettuce and tomato sandwich, or how about going to a health food store and buy something from Worthington foods and make a sandwich from Vega meat.

Answer 10

thin slices of cucumber, carrot, tomato, boiled potato, shredded cabbage, onion . take any two to three of above vegetable arrange this on one of the bread slice and add some tomato ketchup and cover it with another slice of bread where you can spread some margarine.