Name: California Melt
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 open-faced sandwiches
Ingredients: 4 slices whole-grain bread, lightly toasted; 1 avocado, sliced; 1 cup sliced mushrooms; ⅓ cup sliced toasted almonds; 1 tomato, sliced; 4 slices Swiss cheese

A satisfying open-face vegetarian sandwich with avocado, almonds and mushrooms.

California Melt

bread,

avocado, sliced

mushrooms

⅓ cup sliced toasted almonds

tomato, sliced

Swiss cheese

Lay the toasted bread out on a baking sheet. Top each slice of bread with 1/4 of the avocado, mushrooms, almonds, and tomato slices. Top each with a slice of Swiss cheese.


Broil the open-face sandwiches until the cheese melts and begins to bubble, about 2 minutes. Serve the sandwiches warm.


I'd give this sandwich a 4.5* rating for being quick delicious and healthy.  The only change I made was to the mushrooms.  I sauteed them until lightly browned, then added about 1/2 tsp of Chipotle puree and a splash of dark tequila (yes tequila!)to the pan.  Let the alcohol evaporate and voila, this recipe just got kicked up a notch.  I'll make this often.  Thanks for sharing.

Yummy little guys! I did mine on whole grain & flax english muffins - I thought it might need a sturdy base. After discussing this sandwich with a couple of people from the recipe exchange (Hi!), we decided it needed some 'schmear,' so I used a little basil mayo, which was excellent. Thanks for the recipe! 

Fabulous sandwich that's easy to put together for a quick lunch! I added a bit of Hellman's light mayo to the toasted bread. I also seasoned my tomato with a bit of salt and cracked black pepper. I added some basil leaves as well. Overall, very good.

Delicious and healthy. I think next time I might serve the tomato on the side and lightly saute the mushrooms. I added a squirt of lemon because I love lemon with avocado. Thanks for the quick and flavourful recipe.

Fast, easy and delicious!  I omitted the almonds, but did everything else as said, and my mom and I loved it!  I agree with the other comments on sautéing the mushrooms beforehand, but even without, they were great!  Will definitely make this again!!

what a great vegetarian sandwich! too bad I'm a downright carnivore, I added some microwavable chicken strips and substituted some extra virgin olive oil instead of almonds, but it still tasted great! healthy too!

Flavors taste so good together.  Also great in a wrap.

This was delicious.  I added a little olive oil mayo with basil and sauteed the mushrooms first.  Even my picky kids gobbled this right up!

I didn't care very much for this. I like all of the ingredients, but they didn't seem to go together. The flavors and textures did not combine for some reason. The only changes I made was using a 100 calorie bagel thin half and cut the amount of almonds in half and it was plenty. Overall, it was just very dry! The only thing that made this a melt was that there was a piece of cheese on top.

This open-faced vegetarian sandwich makes a perfect healthy lunch!

california melt

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total: 17 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost: $5.58 /serving

Author : ORNERY

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