These healthy open-faced sandwich recipes are so good and can be very easy to prepare. Sometimes the time for cooking is too short and you need an easy and healthy breakfast, post-workout meal or lunch. So here it is.

You can prepare them and the kitchen stays nearly clean (hurray!).

The ingredients are mostly always in the fridge. So, this healthy and tasty breakfast or lunch is a real-time saver.

Open-faced sandwich recipes 3 ways

What type of bread do I use?

I get you covered. Options are ENDLESS.

If you eat sourdough bread, go ahead, these sandwiches are absolutely fab with toasted sourdough bread. I sometimes do my own or buy it from a little artisan who uses fabulous ingredients.

Another option for these sandwiches is to use pumpernickel bread from Biona or some crackers. Those are great healthy options too.

If you have a bit of time ahead of you, you should try my gluten-free multi-seeds crackers or healthy carrot crackers. It is more or less different ingredients that you have to mix together to create a dough, to flatten and bake in your oven.

If you want SAVORY sandwiches

My cheese spread for 2 of the savory open-faced sandwiches is actually my creamy vegan almond ricotta. It is absolutely fantastic, tasty, and easy to make. No time, pick any ricotta, goat cheese or cheese spread you have handy, it will do the job too. If you want something different, colorful, and with extra protein, go for my pink beetroot hummus. It is a champion too.

My first favorite combo is ricotta, avocado, baby tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, and blackberries, salt and pepper. But this is because I can’t resist avocado.

Open-faced sandwich with avocado and ricotta

My second favorite is ricotta, radishes, sesame seeds, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Whenever I have the chance, this lovely sandwich is great with edible flowers for the final touch.

Open-faced sandwich with ricotta and radiches

If you want SWEET sandwich

A great combination is peanut butter, strawberries, basil, and hemp seeds. Just fantastic and fulfilling! I say peanut butter, but you could easily swap it for almond butter or cashew butter. Same, same.

Peanut butter, strawberries and basil open-faced sandwich

Top Tip

I love to use sprouts. Here, I combine alfalfa and avocado.

Alfalfa sprouts are the shoots of the alfalfa plant, harvested before they become the full-grown plant. The sprouts contain a concentrated amount of certain vitamins and minerals.

I have tried to sprout alfalfa at home. It’s so easy. Find the seeds and then :

Put 2 tablespoons of seeds into a normal jar (or in your sprouting jar if you have one). Wash them and cover them with a few inches of cool water. Cover the top of the jar with cheesecloth and secure with a rubber band. Allow the seeds to soak overnight.

Then in the morning, drain off the water.

For the next few days, rinse the seeds in the morning and evening by filling the jar with some water, swishing the seeds around, and draining them. Store the jar in a spot away from direct sunlight.

After 3 days you can start to harvest your sprouts. Take them out into a sealed bag and keep it in the fridge for about 3 days.

Healthy open-faced sandwich recipes and….

Easy, indulgent, salty-sweet and delicious !

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Open-faced sandwich, 3 ways
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Yield: 3 sandwiches

HEALTHY OPEN-FACED SANDWICH RECIPES

A delicious way to bring more nutrients into your diet. The variations are endless and so tasty. Nothing beats an avocado sandwich or a nut butter sandwich. But if you add ricotta or if you top it with basil and strawberries, these sandwiches become insane. Nota bene for you Guys : to make your own creamy vegan ricotta check this link, you'll have to soak the almond for approx. 3 hours.

Ingredients
 

  • 3 slices of sourdough bread, crackers, or pumpernickel bread

INDULGENT AVOCADO SANDWICH WITH RICOTTA

  • 2 tbsp creamy vegan ricotta , If you make my creamy vegan ricotta, you need to soak the almonds for 3 hours first. Making the ricotta takes only 10 minutes.
  • Β½ ripe avocado
  • 2-3 baby tomatoes, sliced
  • β…“ cup Alfalfa sprouts or any other sprouts
  • 2 blackberries, cut in half
  • Fresh ground pepper & Himalayan salt to taste

SWEET NUT BUTTER SANDWICH

  • 2-3 tbsp peanut butter (almond or cashew)
  • 2-3 strawberries, sliced
  • 3 small basil leaves
  • 1 tsp hemp seeds (hulled)

REFRESHING RADISH SANDWICH WITH RICOTTA

  • 2-3 tbsp creamy vegan ricotta, If you make your own vegan ricotta, you need to soak the almonds for 3 hours first. Making the ricotta takes only 10 minutes.
  • 3 radishes, thinly sliced
  • Pepper, Himalayan salt, and cayenne pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • Few edible flowers , (optional)

Instructions
 

INDULGENT AVOCADO SANDWICH WITH RICOTTA

  • Spread bread with some ricotta. Set aside.
  • Cut the avocado into halves.
  • Cut one half into thin slices and spread it on the bread on top of the ricotta (save the other half with the core in a glass container in the fridge).
  • Slice baby tomatoes and disperse them on top of the avocado.
  • Sprinkle some alfalfa sprouts on top. Add blackberries and spice it up with some pepper and salt to taste.

SWEET NUT BUTTER SANDWICH

  • Spread the peanut butter on the bread. Set aside.
  • Wash and slice strawberries. Wash basil leaves.
  • Add strawberries and basil on top of the peanut butter bread.
  • Spread some hemp seeds on top.

REFRESHING RADISH SANDWICH

  • Spread ricotta on the bread. Set aside.
  • Wash the radishes and cut into thinly slices.
  • Place radishes on top of the ricotta and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Add pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste. Finally, decorate with edible flowers.
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