Interesting veggie sandwiches?

[MissSparrow]

I've recently turned vegetarian, but am struggling to think of lunch ideas other than cheese/egg!!
Can any more inventive mumsnetters help a new veggie and share their tastiest sandwich ideas?? Thanks in advance!

To be fair, that quorn article could apply to soya products or those containing nuts. America also has pretty strong meat and dairy lobby groups which are very anti veggie products.

We make fegg sandwiches (fake egg). Silken tofu mixed with English mustard and mayo.

Firm tofu cut into smallish chunks then fried drained and cooled and mixed with ketchup and mayo in a sandwich with rocket is yummy. We freeze firm tofu first, then thaw and press to remove excess water. It gives better texture and helps it soak up any marinades.

The Cauldron sausages (in the fridge aisle) are quite nice.

Just thought - do a search of my name and Chinese tofu in the food board, and you'll find a recipe for tofu baked with five spice powder. That would be brilliant in a sort of BLT style sarnie.

And yes to pressing the tofu - it makes a huge difference.

Peanut butter and jam

www.cookitsimply.com/recipe-0010-03s349.html

butter bean pâté with olives and sun dried tomatoes
Refried beans and hard boiled egg Mexican-style with a dash of lime and yoghurt
Red lentil and sweet potato pate with grated carrot and grapes.

Then I found this 50 vegetarian sandwiches recipes

I love toasted bagels with cream cheese and roasted peppers.

Thanks smudging - I'm normally too lazy for lettuce but the rocket sounds tempting, as does the avo-mayo combo!

BinarySolo, I've been too unadvertised to try tofu but that sounds delicious! I also didn't know that about Quorn/anti veg, that's pretty interesting - I think I need to do some reading!

Oh Remus ... A BLT type sandwich sounds amazing - thanks, I'll look up that recipe!!

Thanks ChasedByBees - the Greek yoghurt is a good tip, I'd get rather messy otherwise I think

soaccidentprone - would you believe that never actually occurred to me??! Is it actually nice?

Thanks Sharon101 - will have a look!!

Thanks JamNan - they sound exotic, I'd like to get my hands on butter bean pate!! That web link looks fab - I might try all 50 and let you all know how I get on

BlackAffronted, that sounds really good! I love a bagel although I'm not sure about peppers ... Would sundried toms work??

Well I have to say, you all are brilliant!

Ooh you've reminded me that we sometime make our own fake bacon, or Fakon! Slice an aubergine into 1 cm thick slices. Marinade in BBQ sauce and bake until soft or crispy depending on your taste. You can also marinade and bake tofu or mushrooms and use like burgers.

Another tastey marinade is ketchup, marmite and soy sauce.

Have a look at the post punk kitchen for recipes. It's a vegan website but so bloody yummy that you just won't miss the animal products. I can thoroughly recommend any Isa Chandra moskowitz books too.

Btw tofu is incredibly bland so in need of a good sauce or marinade. But it will soak up flavours like a sponge, which is why it'sworth wrapping in a towel and leaving a heavy book on it for a while first to remove the excess water.

I'm rather fond of peanut butter with lots of crunchy salad.

Try different types of cheese, rather than just cheddar. Soft cheese is lovely with lots of herby, garlicky roast vegetables.

missSparrow sorry I only just saw your question of yesterday evening.

But they'll stay inside if your avocado is just ripe enough, yes (wouldn't work with a hard thing like cheddar). But no harm in ringing the changes with pitta or wrap!

Haloumi, hummus and a smidge of pesto with salad is pretty yummy

Ooh I know you said you're sick of cheese sandwiches, but there's huge variety in cheese sandwiches:

Super strong cheddar (the stuff that takes the skin off the roof of your mouth) with horseradish sauce and sliced gherkins.

Brie with cranberry and red onion

Goats cheese with onion marmalade

Just wanted to make sure you haven't totally written off the lovely cheese sandwich. :)

Around age 10 I was addicted to cottage cheese, salad creme, lettuce, tomato, cucumber. It's the salad creme that does it; not sure why but it's a delicious combination.

I wish my children were like I was, when it comes to eating... but being a tad harsh as they are only 3 and 1.

And if you have time, Delia's chilli jam is very nice with hard cheeses, and as a flavouring in omelettes.

Aubergine bacon?! Sounds amazing BinarySolo! I do love the aubs, now I'm a veggie - I'll definitely check out those books too, I've only got one cookbook