A collection of 8 vegan (vegetarian + plant-based) sandwich ideas. Everything from simple chickpea salad to indulgent saucy meatball sub with pesto and marinara. Simple and light to hearty and rustic, there's an incredibly delicious sandwich for everyone - vegan or not.
My mother is the Queen of delicious and interesting sandwiches. She can transform the simplest ingredients into something extraordinary every time. Keep reading for a few tips and suggestions I've learned along the way for making epic vegan sandwiches every single time.
Epic Vegan Sandwich Essentials
Include a variety of flavors and textures - always some crunch and something pickled! Here are a few more ideas to get you started . . .
- Bread - it should be substantial enough to stand up to the filling you choose. That could be a grainy bun, chewy ciabatta, crunchy toasted sourdough slices or soft warm pita. Also, keep the bread to filling ratio balanced.
- Filling - anything from the humble cauliflower, chickpeas, tofu, jackfruit, avocado, and all the fresh crunchy, juicy vegetables.
- Freshness - leafy greens, arugula, cilantro, sprouts, and microgreens.
- Texture - creamy, crunchy, crisp, soft, tender, chewy, and chunky (eg. creamy avocado, hummus, vegan cheese; crunchy lettuce (esp. romaine and iceberg), celery or carrots; crisp cucumbers, pickled onions or chips; tender sweet potatoes, soft pillowy pitas or chickpea/crab salad; chewy soy curls, ciabatta or sourdough. Add a few nuts, seeds or try sprouted lentils or fried capers)!
Cutting the vegetables and filling into a variety of shapes and sizes will keep the texture interesting as well (eg. chunks of mushrooms v. slices, grated carrot v. julienne, whole lettuce leaves v. chopped, cucumber ribbons v. coins, avocado slices or dicing v. guacamole). Consider how all the ingredients will play together and cut accordingly. - Flavor - tangy, spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and pickled. Use spices and flavors in each component (eg. add some garlic and hot pepper flakes or EBTB to the to tofu when grilling, then brush with BBQ sauce; sub hummus for butter; add a drizzle of spicy mayo; add a pinch of salt to the tomatoes and cucumbers; and some pickled onions or a gherkin on top).
- Sauce - hummus, dijon mustard, Vegenaise, and pesto are nourishing and flavorful choices to sub for butter. Plus add any additional sauces or drizzles for extra flavor!
Let's make some veggie sandwiches!!!
BIG Vegan Veggie Sandwich (easy+healthy)
Hearty vegan California-style vegetable sandwich stacked high with creamy hummus, crunchy vegetables, tangy pickles, and some heat. This fresh, healthy sandwich will appeal to everyone - vegan or not!
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- This is an easy, customizable California vegetarian sandwich. Add any vegetables you prefer - this one is tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, avocados and spinach with spicy hummus on grainy bread. This healthy, fresh sandwich is fast and easy plus super satisfying.
Best Vegan Shawarma Wrap with Two Sauces!
The most extraordinary, succulent, spicy, soy curl tenders with chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickled onions, and romaine wrapped in a warm fluffy pita with two incredible sauces! So addictively delicious!
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- One of the best vegan recipes I've ever created!! Succulent spicy soy curl tenders and crunchy chickpeas in a wrap stuffed with fresh vegetables and drizzled with two addictive sauces. This wrap will knock your socks off!
Epic Veggie and Tofu Sandwich
This vegetarian sandwich is loaded with ALL my favorite things. It's an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink kinda sandwich!! When you're feeling fancy or want to impress, this is your vegan sandwich to do it! It's the perfect combination of tofu, guacamole, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, hummus, pickled onions and so much more. Customize this to your own taste adding some or ALL of the fillings - open wide!
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- This sandwich is stuffed with all the goodies. Choose one or two of the main ingredients - tofu, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, guacamole (with a flavor twist) or go all in and make this epic big boy!l
Creamy Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwich
A quick and delicious, protein packed, plant-based sandwich. This vegan version of the classic egg salad sandwich has a flavour twist that will surprise and delight you!
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- This creamy chickpea salad sandwich made with simple ingredients is super healthy and nourishing. It's a hearty, filling sandwich that is oil-free and gluten-free adaptable. Switch up the spices and try curried or harissa chickpea salad - the options are endless. Super easy to make and totally delicious!
Spicy Cauliflower Burger with Harissa Sauce
Tender sweet cauliflower morsels baked with a succulent harissa sauce served with a tangy tzatziki sauce and a heap of crunchy slaw on a toasted roll makes this an extra delicious sandwich. Super saucy and substantial, it's plant-based, oil-free, gluten-free friendly, and totally finger-licking good. What are you waiting for? Get after it!
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- The cauliflower tenders in this burger are unbelievably incredible. Change the flavor profile from harissa to bbq to buffalo. Serve these juicy tenders as an appetizer with blue cheese dip at your next get together or in a Buddha bowl with ranch dressing drizzle for a family dinner.
Easy Vegan Meatball Sub with Pesto
Succulent and saucy, these plant-based meatballs are smothered in rich marinara, garlicky pesto, melty cheese and greens on a crusty roll. Served them for a quick vegan weeknight meal, on game day or at your next family gathering. Crowd favourite by far!
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- Saucy, cheesy, pesto, meaty goodness - this plant-based meatball sandwich is simply irresistible. What people are saying . . .
'This is definitely in my top 5 sandwiches ever eaten. This is like secret food truck level good. I can't say enough good things about this sandwich.' Scott
Sweet Spicy Jackfruit Sliders with Creamy Crunchy Slaw
These sweet, spicy jackfruit sliders are simply incredible. Piled high with crunchy, creamy slaw and juicy pineapple, these sliders will knock your socks off!
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- Big, bold, saucy BBQ 'pulled' jackfruit is perfectly paired with creamy tropical slaw. Juicy and bursting with flavor, grilled pineapple takes this sandwich over the top!
Baked Falafel Recipe (vegan)
Crispy on the outside, tender and fluffy on the inside, these baked falafel balls are easy to make with canned chickpeas and are super delicious. Naturally gluten free and oil-free friendly, these vegetarian falafels are fabulous in wraps, vegan bowls, tacos, and salads.
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- The perfect vegetarian sandwich! Chickpea falafel balls stuffed into a soft pita drizzled with spicy tahini sauce and fresh vegetables! Oil-free and gluten-free adaptable, these falafels freeze well and are delicious served as an appetizer or in a Buddha bowl.
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