Vegetarian Journal's Foodservice Update
Healthy Tips and Recipes for Institutions
Volume VII, Number 4 Autumn 1999
VEGETARIAN FOODSERVICE HOTLINE
QUESTION: How can I make hot and cold sandwiches more interesting
for my vegan customers? They get tried of cold or grilled vegetable sandwiches
all the time.
ANSWER: Good question! You have several ways to go. If convenience
is your thing, look into the vegan convenience items available. There are
veggie and soy-based burgers, "fake" meats (made to resemble sliced turkey,
baloney, etc.), soy sausage strips (for a vegan BLT), and flavored tofu,
tempeh, and seitan. We have seen smoked, barbecued, Asian, Italian, and
Southwestern tofu. Simply grill or bake these, slap on some freshly baked
bread or rolls of choice along with fresh salad greens and you have a great
vegan sandwich.
If you have time for cooking from scratch, think about making your own veggie
burgers (for ideas, order the
VRG quantity recipe packet
) which can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen until ready
to use. Prepare your own flavored tofu and
grill or bake it.
In Cuba or Spain, you can lunch on "panini," little breads. Sandwiches are
made of savory ingredients and veggies placed on Kaiser rolls or sliced baguettes
and grilled under weights (you can use a grill press or several china dinner
plates) until the bread is crispy and the ingredients warm. You can make
a vegan version of this with chopped tomatoes and onions, shredded carrots,
and minced garlic, sliced bell pepper, and avocado. Add a slice of soy cheese
or some marinated tofu if you like.
Depending on your audience, you might offer a grilled peanut butter sandwich
deluxe. Spread peanut butter (or almond or cashew butter) on a thick slice
of seven-grain bread; pile with thinly sliced strawberries, fresh peaches,
and bananas and fruit preserves and grill. This can be an entrée or
a dessert!
Look to ethnic cuisine for vegan sandwich ideas. Falafel on pita, hummus
on lavash (Lebanese cracker bread), cold spring rolls, bean and vegetable
curries on injera (Ethiopian flat bread) or naan (Indian flat bread), and
burritos all make interesting sandwiches. Make like Dagwood and go vegan
crazy with your sandwiches!
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