Rainbow roast vegetable sandwich

Epic vegan-friendly sandwich packed with roast vegetables, avocado and pesto.

Why have a salad sandwich when you can have a hearty and juicy roast vegetable sandwich with a smoky beetroot hummus and a nutty kale pesto? With the weather cooling down and long work days, I'm craving packable, quick, nutritious and wholesome lunches that will fill me up.

In a busy work week, I like to make sure I'm eaten all of the right stuff so I don't feel gluggy at the end of the week. However, I always find veggie sandwiches a rip off at cafes as they are so easy and cheap to make at home! Unlike cafes which skimp on the veggies, this sandwich is packed with 8 vegetables! This includes beetroot, zucchini, pumpkin, capsicum, avocado (fruit or vegetable?), carrot, sprouts and kale.

I used a mixed seed sourdough bread which was delicious fresh but even better toasted.

Check out my other easy vegan lunch ideas

• Baked tofu sandwich with caramelised onion and pesto
• Easy tomato quiche

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5 from 2 votes

Rainbow roast vegetable sandwiches

Epic vegan-friendly sandwich packed with roast vegetables, avocado and pesto.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time35 mins

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Servings: 2 large sandwiches

Author: Anthea

Ingredients

Vegetables

• ▢ 1 cup butternut pumpkin, or ¼ of a large butternut pumpkin
• ▢ 1 red bell pepper / capsicum, quartered and seeded
• ▢ 1 zucchini
• ▢ extra virgin olive oil, as needed
• ▢ 1 avocado
• ▢ 1 carrot
• ▢ ½ cup alfalfa sprouts

Beetroot hummus

• ▢ 1 x 400g can chickpeas
• ▢ ½ beetroot
• ▢ 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Kale pesto

• ▢ 1 cup kale leaves or other salad greens, loosely packed
• ▢ ½ cup roast almonds
• ▢ 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, or water

Bread

• ▢ 4 thick slices sourdough bread, or bread of choice

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 180C.
• Slice the pumpkin and zucchini into 5mm thick slices. Quarter and deseed the red capsicum. Place vegetables on a lined baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Meanwhile, slice the avocado as desired and coarsely grate the carrot. Set aside.
• For the beetroot hummus, add all ingredients to a food processor and whizz until smooth. Remove and set aside.
• For the kale pesto, add the kale, almonds and olive oil to a food processor and whizz until combined.
• Toast the bread and spread hummus on two slices and kale pesto on the other two slices. Arrange raw and roast vegetables on bread as desired. Enjoy immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 large sandwich | Calories: 859kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 58g | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 1962mg | Fiber: 26g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 15515IU | Vitamin C: 128mg | Calcium: 243mg | Iron: 7mg

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