LowFOD™ Roasted Veggie, Hummus & Halloumi Sandwich
This recipe was created by Registered Dietitian and food blogger, and founder of Abbey’s Kitchen, Abbey Sharp. She has a BASc. in Nutrition and Food, completed her Dietitians of Canada accreditation, and has had substantial culinary training. With these delicious recipes and the new COBS LowFOD™ products, you can fall in love with bread again. Enjoy!
Looking to cause some lunch room envy? This low FODMAP sandwich is packed with plant-based protein and loaded high with colourful vegetables and a thin slice of salty caramelized cheese.
In this recipe: LowFOD™ Mini Loaf
Ingredients
Sandwich
- 1 COBS LowFOD™ Mini Loaf, sliced into thick slices
- 4 halloumi cheese
- 4 Roma tomatoes, halved and seeded
- 1/2 eggplant, cut into ¼” slices
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into four pieces
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 cup sprouts or microgreens
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Hummus
- 1 15.5 oz can of low salt chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 3 tbsp garlic infused olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cumin
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
- To a food processor, purée the chickpeas, tahini, garlic olive oil, lemon juice, cumin and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 450° Add the tomatoes and eggplant slices to a baking sheet and drizzle with two tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes or until caramelized and browned.
- To a grill pan, heat the remaining olive oil. Pan fry the haloumi and the bell pepper pieces until you see some nice grill marks. Set aside.
- To assemble sandwich, add a few tablespoons of hummus on top of one slice of the COBS LowFOD™ Loaf. Top with bell pepper, eggplant, tomato, halloumi and sprouts. Finish with the other piece of bread and enjoy!