Protein Packed Loaded Veggie Sandwich
Protein Packed Loaded Veggie Sandwich with marinated sliced tofu, flavorful spreads, crunchy veggies and creamy avocado
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 12 oz Big Mountain Foods Soy-Free Fava Tofu medium firm or firm
- 8 slices Choice of Bread preferably big thick slices of either sourdough or french
- ¼ cup Harissa Spread I like Trader Joes brand, you can simply sub it with choice of hot chili pepper paste or even Indian style Lasaniyu Marchu
- 8 oz Roasted Red Peppers Hummus I like Simple Truth Organic brand
- 8 oz Zhoug Sauce I like Trader Joes brand, you can simply sub it Cilantro Mint Chutney
- 2 Avocado
- ½ cup Submarine Dressing I like Wegmans or Beano's brand
- 2 oz Micro Greens I like AeroFarms brand
- ½ cup Pickled Onions recipe is on my blog
- ¼ cup Pickled Jalapeno I like Indian style Pickled Jalapeno with ground mustard and turmeric, recipe is on my blog
- 2 tbsp Chaat Masala/Jiradu/Choice of seasoning
- 1 English Cucumber, thinly sliced
Instructions
Steps to prep ahead (make it part of your meal prep)
- Press down tofu to remove as much water as possible, Thinly slice the tofu block and marinate it in submarine dressing for 30 minutes, best if you marinate it for few hours or over night.
- Make PICKLED ONIONS and PICKLED JALAPENO ahead of time. If using Mint Cilantro Chutney instead of Zhoug sauce, follow this linked recipe.
Assembling of the sandwich
- For each sandwich, toast two slices of bread. Spread Harissa and top it with hummus on one slice, while spread Zhoug/green chutney and top it with sliced avocado on the other slice.
- Place marinated sliced tofu on top of hummus layer, place pickled onions on top of avocado layer.
- Place sliced cucumber and pickled jalapeno on top of the sliced tofu later, while place pickled onions and micro greens on top of avocado layer.
- Sprinkle generous amount of chaat masala/jiradu/choice of seasoning on both layered sliced.
- Stack the sandwich together, cut it in half and enjoy with side of chips and choice of beverage!