How to Make a Proper Vegan Sandwich
Sandwich are up there with one of England’s most popular snacks. One wonders why people are no longer making their own sandwiches, due to the huge market in supermarket ready-made sandwiches (packed in plastic, and often not very tasty).
They are also expensive, considering the basic ingredients. There was uproar recently when M & S released a ‘posh egg and cress sandwich’ and charged £6 for it! It simply contained free-range eggs, cress and a bit of mayonnaise. One reviewer noted ‘we’re finished as a country’.
This vegan tuna mayo sandwich (The Veg Space) combines Kate’s own simple vegan tuna recipe (more chickpeas!) with bread, greens and Djjon mustard.
Whatever kind of sandwich you make, start with good bread and vegan butter without palm oil. Wrap in clingfilm alternative or use a reusable lunch box.
Before making, read our post on food safety for people and pets (to avoid choking hazard foods for children and toxic foods near pets). Also don’t give leftovers to garden birds or wildfowl (crusty/stale bread can choke, and fat smears on feathers, affecting waterproofing and insulation).
It’s best to just bin allium scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives) as like tomato/citrus/rhubarb scraps, acids could harm compost creatures.
Did you know that in Knotty Ash (a suburb of Liverpool), Ken Dodd’s Diddymen extract different flavours, from the jam butty mines?
A wise bear always keeps a marmalade sandwich in his hat, in case of emergency. Paddington Bear
A Vegan Coronation Chickpea Sandwich!
This vegan coronation chickpea sandwich (The Simple Veganista) is a plant-based take on the chicken coronation sandwich, named in 1953 after the coronation of Queen Ellizabeth II. This is a curried affair, which basically serves up Julie’s curried chickpeas with some salad in a sarnie. Yummy.
Vegan Egg Salad Sandwich
Here’s another of Julie’s recipes, this time for a vegan ‘egg salad’ sandwich. Again using her homemade ‘egg salad’ as the base, then combining with salad in good bread. Chickpeas are the star of the show here, combined with celery, red onions, pickles and vegan mayo.
Vegan Cheese and Celery Sandwich
This vegan cheese and celery sandwich (The Vegan Lunchbox) is a copycat version of the M & S version (and this one won’t cost you six quid!) This post is a revelation, for insider knowledge. The blogger suggests always buying blocks of vegan cheese and grating yourself (as grated cheese has a coating, to make it tasty funny).
Also the reason why supermarkets cut sandwiches into triangles is to show more filling (and you eat less crust). Which means they are less filling – more needed, more profits etc. Good reasons to make your own!
Homemade Vegan Ham Sandwich
Look in stores for Squeaky Bean vegan ham. Then just combine with veggies, salad and sauce to make a tasty ‘meaty lunch’, but without the meat! Also look in stores for La Vie vegan bacon (to make the ultimate VLT!)
Homemade Cucumber Sandwiches
Do you remember when these used to be a thing? Homemade Cucumber Sandwiches (Full of Plants) are simpel to make, in this case made more tasty with vegan cream cheese and mayo, fresh herbs and salt/pepper to season. An ideal picnic treat – don’t cut the crusts off, they make your hair curl!
If you are going to remove the crusts, then to avoid food waste – use in a vegan bread and butter pudding.
Did you know that cucumbers can cure bad breath? Just place a slice on your tongue for 90 seconds. The phytochemicals can stimulate saliva (to avoid a dry mouth) and release anti-bacterial materials, to kill off halitosis!
