Roasted Veggies & Hummus Sandwich

Spruce up your sandwich game with a medley of roasted veggies. For extra vegetables throughout the week, roast a whole sheet pan in Step 1, then add the cooked veggies to salads, sandwiches, and pasta dishes, or serve them as a side dish.   Makes 1

Ingredients
1/2 cup mixed sliced vegetables, such as bell pepper, eggplant, and summer squash (see Tip)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 slice 100%-whole-wheat bread
2 tablespoons hummus
½ cup fresh spinach leaves
1 teaspoon unsalted raw sunflower seeds
2 fresh basil leaves, chopped

1.  Preheat oven to 160°FF. Spread sliced vegetables on a small rimmed baking sheet and toss with olive oil. Roast until tender, about 25 minutes.*

2.  Lightly toast bread, if desired. Spread hummus on the bread. Layer spinach on top, then top with the roasted vegetables. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds, garnish with basil if desired.

Tips

* You can roast extra vegetables in Step 1; refrigerate, covered for up to 5 days.
To reheat, microwave on High for 30 seconds.

Black Bean-Quinoa Bowl

This has many of the usual hallmarks of a taco salad, minus the fried bowl. We’ve loaded it up with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and avocado plus an easy hummus dressing to drizzle on top. 1t’s a 10- minute meal and it is great. Not a lot of ingredients but tasty and healthy! Exceptionally good flavour!  Very tasty and filling.

Ingredients
¾ cup canned black beans, rinsed
⅔ cup cooked quinoa
¼ cup hummus
1 tablespoon lime juice
¼ medium avocado, diced
3 tablespoons pico de gallo (fresh tomato salsa)
2 Tabs chopped fresh cilantro

Combine beans and quinoa in a bowl. Stir hummus & lime juice together in a small bowl; thin with water to desired consistency. Drizzle the hummus dressing over the beans and quinoa. Top with avocado, pico de gallo and cilantro.