Healthy Vegan Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This is the healthiest vegan grilled cheese sandwich made with avocado, spinach and sprouts layered between cashew mayo and a healthy homemade cheese sauce! Make this whole food plant-based recipe for the whole family.
Ingredients
- 6 slices of bread
- 1 avocado peeled, cut into slices
- 1 zucchini cut into ½ inch thick lengthwise slices
- ½ cup fresh spinach 20 g
- 4 oz smoked tofu sliced (about 100 g)
- 1 green onion diced
- 3 tablespoons cashew mayo
- Vegan cheese sauce to taste
- Microgreens or sprouts
Instructions
- Place the zucchini and tofu slices on a heated grill skillet, cook for 3 minutes, then flip over and cook for 3 more minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Lay your slices of bread side by side and spread one tablespoon of cashew mayo onto each of the three bottom slices.
- Continue layering the folded grilled zucchini and tofu slices, then drizzle with about 2 tsp of the melting cheese sauce.
- Top with fresh spinach, green onion and sprouts, then add one more tablespoon of cheese sauce and the sliced avocado.
- Close with a slice of bread and repeat until you have created three loaded green cheese sandwiches.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the sandwiches once it is warm. We usually do this without oil, but you can add some avocado oil or vegan butter.
- Press your vegan cheese sandwiches with a spatula for a couple of seconds, then cover the skillet with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes until a golden crust has formed.
- Flip the cheese sandwiches and repeat the process, then remove them from the skillet, slice and serve warm.
Notes
- Use your favorite bread for this sandwich and choose from the plethora of delicious vegan sandwich fillings we listed in the article above.
- Feel free to make it an open-faced sandwich with drizzled cheese sauce!
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 667mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 6g