Sandwiches

I love the flavor combination of Teriyaki and mayo.

When kimchi is added to it, I do a little dance (lol).

Vegan kimchi mixed with vegan mayo.

I could eat a big bowl of rice just with this.

But this time I had a different idea.

Golden bun, vegan mayo, teriyaki tofu burger, fried onions, kimchi mayo, cilantro.

Reuben was one of my favorite sandwiches pre-100%plant-based diet.

Luckily, I’ve learned to create a sandwich that has all the flavors without using any animal products.

This version is a bit different from the traditional Reuben sandwich not because it doesn’t contain animal products, but because I added more flavors.

In this sandwich you’ll find Shiso basil leaves, pickled beet slices, vegan cheese (homemade), vegan meat slices (homemade), kimchi, and Southern Island dressing.

I’ve tried several brands for vegan kimchi, and this is my favorite so far.

Thankful that I can buy it at Target, which makes it very convenient.

This was something I wanted to make for a while.

It’s not a difficult thing to make, but it does require preparation, mostly because I make my own cheese and “meat.”

Yesterday I finally had time to make my vegan meat, and today I sliced and cooked it to make the steak.

Doesn’t this look great?!

I also made my vegan cheddar yesterday.

So I was ready.

All I needed to do today was to make waffles.

I made sourdough waffles as I had the perfect amount of sourdough discard I wanted to utilize,

Love sourdough waffles, as it create a wonderful crispy texture outside and nice chewiness inside.

I kept it very simple.

Sourdough waffle, homemade vegan cheddar, homemade vegan steak, and a mixture of fresh spinach and arugula.

This was so delicious!!

I had a hard time convincing myself one was enough.

BLTQ.

Bacon (vegan).

Lettuce.

Tomato.

Q: cucumber.

I just happened to have all the right ingredients.

Lucky me!

Vegan bacon.

I decided to have a little fun and added mustard and lingonberry jam to my homemade mayo.

Homemade pita bread.

Bagels make any sandwich a bit special.

Cheese, arugula, tomato, vegan steak, red onion.

Oh, and paprika mayo.

Bagel, cheese, steak, and mayo were homemade.

Sandwich time!

I’m a big believer that quality bread is a must to make a good sandwich.

I get so disappointed when sandwich which has good fillings but low-quality bread.

If you own a sandwich shop or a burger shop, you should definitely pay extra attention to what bread to use.

Luckily I had beautiful homemade sourdough bread.

This is the vegan smoked “salmon” sandwich.

Arugula, vegan smoked salmon, radish, and mayo.

Tempeh steak, spinach, vegan cheddar, red onion slices, and mayo.

They were both so good!

I’ve been having too much fun with this tiered tray stand.

Since this is the Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to have all-American as a theme.

No other food would say America better than burgers, right?

PB & J with olive salad.

This was my last minute concoction, but it was DELICIOUS!

I used unsweetened creamy peanut butter, apricot jam, and chunky olive salad.

Fresh veggie skewers.

On the second tray, yes, you probably guessed it, but you’ll find crispy French fries with ketchup.

Also on the second tray was corn.

Lemon berry mini cupcakes on the top dessert tray.

And cherry truffle brownies.

It was a lot of fun to put this together and share it with my hubby.

My first (I think) vegan burger patty turned out great!

There is room for improvement, but overall I was happy with it.

Keeping it basic and simple.

A perfectly round and soft bun, mayo, burger, onion slices, tomato, curly endive, and some more mayo.

The bun, mayo, and burger were homemade

This is the first time I used curly endive for burgers, and I really like how it looks.

The leaves are thick and can hold the pretty curly shape really well.