Adorable Veggie Melts

Submitted by Sharon123

"These open face sandwiches will be a hit with the whole family!"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• For the bread

• 2 slices of cracked whole wheat bread
• mayonnaise, for spreading

• For the topping

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄2 cup coarsely shredded zucchini
• 1⁄2 cup onion finely sliced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup finely shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1⁄4 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 slices tomatoes, ½ inch-thick
• 1 dash fresh ground pepper
• finely shredded lettuce or fresh bean sprout, as desired

directions

1. Preheat the broiler.
2. Arrange the bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.
3. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat source for about 2 minutes per side, or until lightly toasted.
4. (Or toast the bread in a toaster.) Spread 1 side of each slice with mayonnaise.
5. To make the topping: Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add the mushrooms, zucchini, onion, and garlic.
6. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.
7. Remove from the heat; stir in the salt and pepper.
8. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
9. Combine the cheeses in a small bowl.
10. Top each bread slice with 2 tomato slices, a sprinkling of pepper, and half of the sautéed vegetables, lettuce or bean sprouts, and the cheese mixture.
11. Place the sandwiches on the baking sheet.
12. Broil for about 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
13. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Sassy J]

Made for vegetarian night--outstanding. I toasted the bread. No tomato or sprouts (don't like) and still was quite fabulous. Watch the broiler, mine were done in 1 minute. Love, love...

 

[FrVanilla]

Very delicious recipe. I left out the lettuce/sprouts and used a whole wheat french bread. We had them with a couscous salad. I will make these again for sure.

 

[mickeydownunder]

Made this with half of a turkish pide, WHAT a terrific, healthy feed! Also include fresh turkey dice, This recipe is VERY nice!

 

[Engrossed]

WOWEE! These are DELICIOUS and HEALTHY! I used cracked wheat sourdough and only about 2tsp of olive oil. I used creole seasoning on the saute and the bean sprouts option. We enjoyed these with a Vegan lentil soup for a nice Vegetarian meal. I will be making these again! Made for Photo Tag.

 

[Gorterboy]

Yummy! made others jealous when they saw me pull it out of the oven. be sure to do shredded lettuce, as written. i made the mistake of doing a leaf of lettuce, which ended up coming off when i took a bite. added chopped mild green chilies, and worked great.