Oh Sammy, I think I love you...

{image source: me using a nikon D60, gimp and picnik}

Have you ever had a sandwich so good it became love at first bite? I think I just did!

It was a day like any other day. I stumbled into the kitchen and scrounged through left overs and a half empty fridge. A few minutes later and I was noshing on the most delicious veggie sandwich I've had in ages. A song got stuck in my head as the flavours exploded in my mouth.

Let me tell you about this sandwich:

Take a baguette and warm it in the oven. Then stack it with layers of the following ingredients:

hummus
 olive tapenade

sautee 1/4 cup kale, 1 onion, 5 mushrooms, and 3 bell peppers
1 tomatoes
avocado slices
cayenne pepper

Need help with some of these guys? Keep reading.

Hummus Dip can be one of your favourite pre-mades or you can do my very simple psuedo hummus dip.

1 15 oz can of chick peas
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 lemon
1 tsp himalayan salt
Extra virgin olive oil
water

I'm not a big fan of the liquid of canned or boxed chick peas so I drain most of the liquid out but not all of it. Throw your chick peas in a food processor with the peeled garlic, the juice of 1 lemon, salt and at least 2 tbsp of the olive oil to start with. Blend until smooth and if it's a bit on the dry side add a little more oil until you get a nice sheen. You can hold back on the oil by subbing some with water but not too much.

Olive Tapenade

Plain and simple? I cheated. I didn't go so far as to buy one from the store but it's not far off. I got a nice mix of marinated olives. I chucked them into the food processor with a little olive oil and a clove of garlic. I diced them until I got the desired size and consistency.

To sautee the kale, onions and mushrooms thinly slice them and toss them in a little bit of olive oil to make sure they're nice and evenly coated. Heat over a medium heat until the onions are soft and a bit translucent. The peppers should be tender but still have a little bit of crunch. You can skip salting these guys. The salt in the olive tapenade more than makes up for it.

Top with fresh slices of avocado and tomato and sprinkle ground cayenne pepper to taste. And enjoy!

What are you stuffing yourself with? Got lots of ideas for those Thanksgiving left overs? Share them with me! I'd love to hear about them. I'm always up for trying something new.

xoxo