Sandwiches

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.

Vegan hot dogs are fun to make because I can play with different “substitutes.”

This tempeh dog was made with a homemade bun, homemade vegan mayo, Teriyaki tempeh, mango slaw, and fresh cilantro.

I never post any food that I didn’t taste.

Even when I make food only for my husband, I usually have a bite so that I know it’s good.

This one, however, is the first food posted on my blog that I didn’t try.

But each component (bun, tempeh with glaze, slaw, mayo) which I did try before I put them all together was tasty, so I believe my husband telling me that it was tasty.

When my homemade brat and hot dog buns turned out great, I knew this was something I wanted to make.

A hot dog bun, a homemade brat, chili, vegan cheddar, onion, and parsley.

And it was, of course, served with fries!

I haven’t had brats for a long time.

But today we got to enjoy vegan brats.

How cool is that?

This is my first time I made vegan brats, but I was super happy with the result.

Aren’t they beautiful?

They were browned well when pan-sautéed.

I baked buns for lunch.

These are soft, slightly sweet, and perfect for brats.

Today I made two different versions.

One was with coriander paste, homemade sauerkraut, ketchup, and mustard.

I wanted to post the picture (above) before covering the brats with ketchup and mustard.

The color is so bright!

I love the design of this mustard from Ikea.

The other version was with vegan cheese, vegan “bacon,” fried onion, and parsley.

Crispy vegan “bacon.”

We LOVED these brats.

I’m proud to say that buns, bratwurst sausage, sauerkraut, cheese, and bacon were all homemade.