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Cheesy mushroom, spinach and caramelised onion toastie

This tasty vegetarian toasted sandwich provides two of your daily vegetable serves and ticks all the flavour boxes, while boosting your iron

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.6
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 large portobello mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 brown onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 8 slices wholegrain sourdough
  • ½ cup reduced-fat smooth ricotta
  • 40g rocket and spinach salad mix
  • 135g semi-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the sandwich press. Heat half of the olive oil in a medium non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the mushrooms, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add thyme and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until softened. Transfer to a bowl.

    2 Heat remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Cook the onions, stirring, for 5–7 minutes, or until softened and light golden. Add vinegar and 1 tablespoon of water. Cook, stirring, for 1–2 minutes, or until onions caramelised.

    3 Place bread on work surface. Spread half the bread slices with the ricotta. Top the bread with mushrooms, rocket and spinach mix, semi-dried tomatoes and onions. Top with the remaining bread slices. Spray sandwiches with olive oil.

    4 Cook sandwiches in sandwich press for 3 minutes, or until golden and warmed through.

    Serving suggestion

    To increase this toasties healthy Popeye power, serve the sandwiches with a spinach-based side salad topped with balsamic

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