9 open spinach sandwich Recipes

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

whole wheat english muffin, fresh spinach, cooked and squeezed dry (about 4 oz), tomato, hard-boiled egg , sliced widthwise, omega-3 enriched mayonnaise, salt-free seasoning blend (such as mrs. dash)

whole wheat bread, light mayonnaise, honey dijon mustard, baby spinach leaves, sliced turkey, less-fat swiss cheese, cranberry chutney or relish

whole wheat bread, natural peanut butter (i use homemade ), tomato, sliced, leaves spinach or 2 -4 leaves lettuce, salt and pepper

bagel, bell pepper, cheese, tofu, spinach, garlic, olive oil

apricot preserves, dijon mustard, bread , hearty country type, sliced apple, peeled (ambrosia or fuji ), chopped onion, fresh spinach leaves, shredded rotisserie cooked chicken breasts, muenster cheese

french baguette , sliced open, mayonnaise , to taste, arugula or 1/2-1 cup baby spinach leaves, washed and patted dry, roma or 1 -2 plum tomato, sliced thin, fresh mozzarella cheese , sliced fairly thin, fresh basil leaves, washed and patted dry, sliced prosciutto (don tsp skip this if at all possible- it s what makes the sandwich), italian dressing