Quickie Summer Snack: Calling All Garden Tomatoes!
I'm sure I don't have to tell you that a few things change, cooking-wise, in the summer. Somehow we just don't want to get in the car and drive around and pick up a snack or meal if we don't have to (especially with gas prices being what they are). And we sure don't want to fire up our stove or oven if we don't have to.
Well, here's a little quickie snack that fits the summer lifestyle perfectly. It calls for items you probably have around your kitchen and it requires the use of a small kitchen appliance; the toaster oven.
2-Minute Toasted Tomato & Cheese Sandwich (open faced)
This sandwich makes a great light breakfast or afternoon snack. It could be a lunch or dinner if you enjoy two open faced slices and add in some fruit and/or veggies to your meal.
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 slice (21 grams) sliced cheddar cheese (I use Sargento Medium Cheddar)
1/2 ripe tomato, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Place the slice of cheese on top of the bread slice and put in a toaster oven (on the baking rack, like you would a piece of toast).
2. Set the toaster oven setting to slightly dark toast and start toasting. By the time the toast is done, the cheese will be all bubbly.
3. Top the cheese with the tomato slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and cut in half on the diagonal.
Per 1 open-faced sandwich: 184 calories, 9 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate, 8 g
fat (4.5 g saturated fat, 2.6 g monounsaturated fat, .6 g polyunsaturated
fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 320 mg sodium (not including salt to
taste), 39% calories from fat.
This little snack is loaded with vitamins and minerals too. Check it out!
Vitamin A 13%
Vitamin B1 1%%
Vitamin B2 13%
Vitamin B3 12%
Vitamin B6 8%
Vitamin B12 9%
Folic acid 17%
Vitamin C 20%
Vitamin E 9%
Calcium 22%
Iron 11%
Magnesium 15%
Potassium 12%
Selenium 29%
Zinc 12%
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Summer Garden Pasta Recipe, Secret Summer Diet Foods
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Well, here's a little quickie snack that fits the summer lifestyle perfectly. It calls for items you probably have around your kitchen and it requires the use of a small kitchen appliance; the toaster oven.
2-Minute Toasted Tomato & Cheese Sandwich (open faced)
This sandwich makes a great light breakfast or afternoon snack. It could be a lunch or dinner if you enjoy two open faced slices and add in some fruit and/or veggies to your meal.
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 slice (21 grams) sliced cheddar cheese (I use Sargento Medium Cheddar)
1/2 ripe tomato, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Place the slice of cheese on top of the bread slice and put in a toaster oven (on the baking rack, like you would a piece of toast).
2. Set the toaster oven setting to slightly dark toast and start toasting. By the time the toast is done, the cheese will be all bubbly.
3. Top the cheese with the tomato slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and cut in half on the diagonal.
Per 1 open-faced sandwich: 184 calories, 9 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate, 8 g
fat (4.5 g saturated fat, 2.6 g monounsaturated fat, .6 g polyunsaturated
fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 320 mg sodium (not including salt to
taste), 39% calories from fat.
This little snack is loaded with vitamins and minerals too. Check it out!
Vitamin A 13%
Vitamin B1 1%%
Vitamin B2 13%
Vitamin B3 12%
Vitamin B6 8%
Vitamin B12 9%
Folic acid 17%
Vitamin C 20%
Vitamin E 9%
Calcium 22%
Iron 11%
Magnesium 15%
Potassium 12%
Selenium 29%
Zinc 12%
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Summer Garden Pasta Recipe, Secret Summer Diet Foods
Technorati Tags: summer, snack, lunch, sandwich, grilledcheese, tomato, toasteroven, recipes
5 Comments:
THIS IS WONDERFUL WITH YOUR OWN HOMEGROWN TOMATOE. yOU MAY WANT TO TRY USING FRESH MOZZERILA ON TOP OF THE TOMATOE AND DRIZZLE SOME OLIVE OIL ON TOP AND THEN SPRINKLE WITH GROUNG FLAX. YUMMY!!!
We grow our own basil as well as tomatoes and it is great with that on it too.
Microwave version:
Toast bread
Top with cheese slice. Heat for 10-15 seconds. Top with tomato, etc.
I have been enjoying Tomato, American cheese, and thinly sliced onions on toasted bread. Yummy. Will try your method of broiling the cheese on top of the toasted bread.
I make this also, but first I lightly toast the bread..then I place the tomato slices on top.(optional is a thin slice of sweet onion) & top with American cheese.THEN broil until the cheese begins to bubble & brown...OUTSTANDING!!!
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