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Aussie salad sandwich
Salad sandwich: Australian lunchbox sandwich layered with beetroot, grated carrot, cheese, tomato and lettuce
The salad sandwich is the backbone of the Australian lunchbox and the school tuckshop order: soft bread built up with tinned beetroot, grated carrot, tasty cheese, tomato and crisp lettuce, cut into triangles and wrapped in paper. Beetroot is what makes it unmistakably Aussie. The common mistake is laying wet beetroot and tomato straight on bare bread, so by lunchtime it is pink and soggy. Many Cheddar-style "tasty" cheeses use animal rennet; choose one labelled vegetarian. Chef's tip: butter both slices to the edge and put the cheese and lettuce next to the bread, with the wet fillings sealed in the middle.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 4 slices wholemeal sandwich bread
- ⅔ oz butter or margarinesoftened
- 2 ⅛ oz mature Cheddar-style cheesevegetarian, sliced
- 4 leaves iceberg lettuce
- 4 slices sliced cooked beetrootfrom a tin or jar, well drained
- 1 small carrotcoarsely grated
- 1 tomatothinly sliced
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Lay 4 slices sliced cooked beetroot and 1 tomato on kitchen paper and pat dry on both sides.
Step 2: Spread 4 slices wholemeal sandwich bread with ⅔ oz butter or margarine right to the edges.
Step 3: On two slices, layer 2 ⅛ oz mature Cheddar-style cheese, half the 4 leaves iceberg lettuce, 1 small carrot, 4 slices sliced cooked beetroot and 1 tomato. Season with 1 pinch salt and 1 pinch black pepper.
Step 4: Finish with the remaining lettuce and close with the other bread. Press gently, cut into triangles, wrap firmly and pack with an ice pack. Eat the same day.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does aussie salad sandwich take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of iceberg lettuce?
- Any crisp salad leaves, same amount.
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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