Sandwich fillings

squeaky

A few more threads with hundreds of ideas in:-

Lunch:
- Best sandwich?
- Cheap and practical lo-carb
- Desk top sweet snacks
- Food on the go
- For work
- Healthy eating (packed lunch ideas?)
- Lunch for work(salads)
- Packed lunch
- Packed lunch - Advice On Daughter Please!
- Ploughman's
- Problem with pack-up

HTH

expertwannabe

newlywed wrote:

Me and OH like pitta bread with flavoured rice (can cook your own). When the rice is cool I add baby tomato's cut in half and sometimes a tin of tuna or salmon and then a squirt of salad cream to make it a bit less dry. I also add chopped lettuce and cheese sometimes if I have them already. Mix it all up and stuff in the pitta bread More filling than just a sarnie for me.

How do you stop the pitta bread from completely collapsing??

purpleprincess

Surprised no one's suggested it yet but have you ordered the hellmans offer sandwich book from amazon? It's still valid as I ordered one last night

newlywed

expertwannabe wrote:

How do you stop the pitta bread from completely collapsing??

I find if you toast them or grill them for just about a few seconds or so then they are easier to cut open etc and fill when they are slightly warm. Use a smallish spoon to spoon bits into and don't shove stuff in too fiercely!

Also seems to depend a bit on the make of the pitta breads as to whether they crumble.

I also wrap them tightly in clingfilm so the stuff doesn't spill out and you can unwrap just the top and leave the rest in clingfilm while eating.

lynzpower

Could hubby benefit from having a thermos? If hes out and about a nice soup or even pasta or stews would be good heated in those especially in this weather!!!!

kathyd_2

My son likes to take toasted sandwiches to work with any of the fillings mentioned here already. Just toast your bread and allow to go cold before buttering, that way it will stay crispy.

lindadykes

Some of our fave fillings are:

Bacon, brie and cranberry sauce

Chopped chicken and bacon mixed with mayo

Tuna, mixed with a few defrosted prawns, mayo and a teaspoon of tomato puree

Crab sticks chopped up with mayo and a teaspoon of tomato puree

Tuna chopped red onion and mayo

Cheese savoury - grated cheese, grated carrot, finely chopped onion and mayo

French salad - Chopped pork (PEK) diced very small, cucumber also diced small, tomato with seeds removed again diced very small, finely chopped iceberg lettuce all mixed with mayo.

finallycruising

If you've a Costco locally, check out their tubs of sandwich filling. You can get a large tub of chicken & bacon, 3 cheese & onion and tuna melt for around the £3-£3.50 mark. They're excellent! P.

**purpleprincess**

Cream cheese and red pepper is yummy!!

Kazonline

Tin of mixed beans (cannelini, kidney etc) mix with chopped toms (better if seeded) some chopped halloumi and a little greek yoghurt. Chopped chillies can add spice.
Wrap this up in wholemeal wraps - tasty and very filling!
If at home you can then toast the wraps, even nicer.
I'm sure this recipie is on the BBC website if you want the 'real' instructions.
A can of organinc beans is only 58p in tesco, and you only need a little haloumi (type of cheese, 97p for 250g, uses 85g), so I'm sure it's quite cheap.
Kaz x
Here's the recipie - I don't bother with the curry sauce.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/beanandcheesytomatow_83721.shtml