Tomato Sandwich Heaven

It’s been hot here lately. I mean….HOT. Sometimes, I just can’t muster up the power to stand over the stove or oven at the end of the day. Enter the summer of the sandwich! Vegetable Husband delivered the perfect heirloom slicing tomato this week along with a bag full of arugula. It was so on.

Tomato Sandwich #1

• one oatmeal (or your favorite) bagel, halved
• Follow Your Heart cream cheese
• 6-8 leaves of fresh basil
• handful of arugula
• onion, sliced
• generous slices of tomato
• 1/4 Haas avocado, sliced
• lemon juice

OK, this first part is optional, but I come from a family of bagel scoopers. Using your fingers, gently scoop out the excess dough from your bagel. This creates a delightful resevoir for holding the goods. If you’re not a scooper, that’s cool too. Just skip this step entirely!

Spread the cream cheese onto your bagel, then top with: basil, arugula, onion, tomato, and avocado. Squirt some lemon juice on top, and you’re ready to eat!

Tomato Sandwich #2

• 2 slices whole grain bread
• veganaise
• Follow Your Heart monterey jack
• handful of arugula
• generous slices of tomato

Spread the Veganaise on your bread, then pile on everything else. Stick the whole sandwich into the toaster until the bread is a little browned and the cheese is all melty-like.

As long as Margie keeps sending baskets of tomatoes, these sandwiches will probably be on heavy rotation for the rest of this summer!

Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by Marshall Astor

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