Quick and tasty light sandwiches to make at home, perfect to take to work, the beach, or a picnic, but also for a quick and healthy snack. I’ve combined a few healthy and tasty ingredients that will please both the palate and the eyes. You can prepare these quick and tasty light sandwiches the day before for the next morning and store them in the fridge wrapped in plastic wrap. At the end of the recipe, you’ll find three delicious filling alternatives!
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- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Quick and Tasty Light Sandwiches
- 4 slices whole wheat sandwich bread
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons cottage cheese
- Half tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 3 leaves fresh basil
Useful Tools for Preparing Quick and Tasty Light Sandwiches
- Pan
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Wooden Spoon
Let’s Prepare Quick and Tasty Light Sandwiches Together!
Heat the non-stick pan over high heat, then toast the slices of whole wheat bread for 1 minute on each side. Once well toasted, place them on a cutting board.
In the same pan, pour the half tablespoon of oil, the cherry tomatoes cut into quarters, season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook for 4 minutes over high heat, stirring. After 4 minutes, turn off the heat, add the basil torn by hand, stir, and let cool.
When all the ingredients are cool, assemble the sandwiches. On two slices, place the seasoned cherry tomatoes and top with cottage cheese, cover with the remaining 2 slices of bread, lightly press, cut in half diagonally, and voilà, you will have 4 quick and tasty light sandwiches to enjoy anywhere and anytime!
To best enjoy the quick and tasty light sandwiches, I recommend wrapping them in plastic wrap and letting them sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before consuming!
VARIATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES
You can add 2 Cantabrian anchovies on top of the cottage cheese.
You can substitute the cottage cheese with diced fresh cheese.
Instead of cottage cheese, you can use 2 slices of turkey roast.
