Veggie Sandwich

I have had vegetarian sandwiches in restaurants, fast food joints etc, but somehow craved for more flavor. After trying out different ways, I finally came up with this recipe. One good thing about this recipe is that you can use any combination of vegetables and sauces you like. It is slightly sweet and spicy at the same time - the red bell pepper makes it sweet and the hot sauce heats things up!

Ingredients:

1 loaf italian bread
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped
1 onion chopped
1/4 cup canned black beans, drained and washed
4-5 chopped button/portobella mushrooms
1 avocado sliced
1/2 tsp hot sauce(optional)
salt
provolone/pepper jack cheese slices
1 tomato sliced
ketchup
mayonnaise
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp butter

Method:

Heat oil in a pan on medium high heat. Add the chopped onions and bell pepper. Saute until the onion becomes translucent. Add the black beans and mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms are soft. Add salt, hot sauce and turn off the heat. Set aside.



Slice the bread into 1/2 inch thick. Take two slices, spread ketchup on one and mayonnaise on the other. On one slice, add some of the sauteed vegetables, slice of avocado, slice of tomato and a slice of cheese. Place the other slice on top and press lightly. Heat a grill pan on medium high heat. When its hot, grill the sandwich on each side until golden brown. Spread some butter, cut into half and serve!



Serves 4

NOTE: I used the sri racha hot chilli sauce which is quite hot, a little goes a long way. You can substitute mayonnaise with butter, butter spread or pesto sauce. If you dont have a grill pan, prepare the sandwich in a normal fry pan, make sure you place another heavy pan on top of the sandwich(which is what I did).