Sandwich fillings

Marmiter

I like to have nice fresh bread, spread thinly with pesto, with sliced mozarella and avocado.
I also take a tomato with me to work, and I slice it up and put it in just before eating the sarnie so it's not all soggy.

Lucky I've had a massive Chinese for lunch today, otherwise this thread would make me drool all over the keyboard!!! :rotfl:

LydiaSophia

Marmite, tomatoe, cheddar and plain crisp sarnie - yum!

Add the crisps just before eating though or they go soggy - so so tasty!

Toxic_Lemon

My favourite sandwich, since I was a child is tomato and salad cream sandwich (my mother must have been thrilled ).

I also sometimes have cheese spread and tomato or paté/liver sausage with tomato and salad cream. Hummus and roasted peppers is lovely in a sarnie.

shopaholictiedtheknot

Anyone else feel that sliced meats for sandwiches are really expensive? I used to buy the value stuff from the supermarket until I recently watched a program on tv telling you what the ingredients are and was horrified - just total rubbish really!! I love cheese or tuna mayo in sandwiches and one of my faves is peanut butter and celery but OH and DD love meat - does anyone have any good cheap ideas for fillings - is it cheaper to buy joints and slice them yourself?

thriftlady_2

Yes it is cheaper to buy joints and slice yourself. I did the maths

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=343009&highlight=ham+economics

blackvelvetshoes

I like cottage cheese quite a lot it's not expensive cos you can add lots of different things to it and so make use of other things you may have that would maybe go to waste otherwise,like pineapple or tomato, prawns if you manage to by any on special offer,grapefruit etc.My favourite addition to cottage cheese for a sandwich is chopped up hardboiled egg and finely chopped onion, sounded repulsive to me when my friend suggested it but it's really very tasty.

shopaholictiedtheknot

blackvelvetshoes wrote: »

I like cottage cheese quite a lot it's not expensive cos you can add lots of different things to it and so make use of other things you may have that would maybe go to waste otherwise,like pineapple or tomato, prawns if you manage to by any on special offer,grapefruit etc.My favourite addition to cottage cheese for a sandwich is chopped up hardboiled egg and finely chopped onion, sounded repulsive to me when my friend suggested it but it's really very tasty.

I will try that, I used to hate cottage cheese (always called it potted sick ugh!) but I quite like it now, only with savories though I dont like it with pineapple.

Pink.

I agree with thriftlady, If you can it's so much more economical and healthier to slice your own meat for sandwiches.

For other ideas for sandwich fillings, have a look at these older threads:

Home-made sandwich spreads

Exciting Sandwich fillings on a budget!!

Sandwich fillings

Just for fun - best sandwich

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Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I agree with you on the ham front, I've stopped buying it altogether as I don't think I'm eating healthy food and its expensive. Try making your own veg spreads. Mix a tin of beans (take your pick...butter bean, chick peas..) and mix with 2 tbspns tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and maybe some garlic. Keeps for a few days in the fridge. I also fry on onion and add pureed carrot, celery, parsnip, whatever I've got in and leave it to cool then spread on bread. Very tasty and cheap. Also you could try brie and grape, houmous and beansprouts in a pitta pocket, grated cheese and mayo and try varying the bread i.e. wraps, seeded bread, long thin rolls, pitta etc.

overlykeensaver

I buy a chicken every week, roast it and use the meat for our sandwiches and lunchbox salads. Then make stock from the bones. It is very economical.