This salad sandwich with herb mayo is the perfect quick and easy lunch recipe. Use any fresh vegetables you have to make a delicious, filling meal.
Ingredients needed
- Bread. Use any of your choice. I used a wholegrain sandwich bread. Pumpernickel, country bread, Ezekiel bread, Rye or baguette will all be great.
- Fresh salad vegetables. Lettuce (or other leaves), tomato, cucumber, onion, carrots, beetroot, peppers, spinach, avocado, radishes, etc. are all delicious. Really any vegetable you would use in a fresh salad will work.
- Cheese. Optional. I use Monterey Jack but Cheddar or Gouda would be perfect too.
- Mayonnaise. Alternatively you can use Greek yogurt.
- Fresh herbs. I used basil, chives and parsley.
- Lemon juice.Â
- Salt and pepper.
How to make a salad sandwich (summary)
- Make the herb mayo:Â Combine the mayonnaise (or yogurt) with lemon juice, fresh herbs, salt and pepper. Blend with an immersion blender or food processor until smooth then set aside.
- Prep the vegetables:Â Thinly slice the tomato, cucumber and red onion and julienne the cucumber. I added sliced Monterey Jack as well but that’s optional.
- Assemble the sandwich:Â Spread a generous amount of the herb mayo onto two slices of bread then top with all your prepped vegetables and cheese. Slice and serve.
Can I make this ahead?
This really is the kind of sandwich that is best eaten right away as the vegetables will make the bread soggy. Luckily, it takes no more than 5 minutes to prep all the vegetables and the mayo can be made up to 3 days ahead and kept in the fridge.
Can I add protein to this salad sandwich?
Absolutely. Sliced cooked chicken, ham, tuna, smoked salmon and sliced boiled eggs will all be delicious in this sandwich.
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Easy healthy salad sandwich
This salad sandwich with herb mayo is the perfect quick and easy lunch recipe. Use any fresh vegetables you have to make a delicious, filling meal.
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Servings: 2
Calories: 224kcal
Ingredients
For the herb mayo
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup fresh herbs of your choice (basil, parsley, chives)
- squeeze of lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
For the sandwich
- 4 slices wholegrain bread
- sliced tomato
- sliced cucumber
- sliced red onion
- julienned carrot
- lettuce / arugula / baby spinach
- sliced cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all the mayo ingredients and blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Alternatively, use a blender or food processor.
- To assemble the sandwich, spread a generous dollop of the mayo onto each slice of bread and top with the vegetables and cheese. Sandwich, slice and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 577mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 11300IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 2mg
I LOVE a salad sandwich and make one every weekday for breakfast and sometimes also lunch!
I use seeded wholemeal bread filled with lots of lettuce (round soft leaf and iceberg), tomatoes and cucumber. I don’t use any dressing or spread so its really healthy and the water content in the salad still keeps it nice and moist.
Delicious!
This is awesome, I was thinking of preparing some sandwiches. This looks like something I can try.
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