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The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich

August 4, 2014 by hipfoodiemom 30 Comments

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The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You'll never want another sandwich again.

The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You’ll never want another sandwich again.

I’m back home after being on vacation for about two weeks. Two weeks was great and we had so much fun. .  but it felt like a month. I loved our vacation but living out of a suitcase is one of my most unfavorite things in the world. Especially when you over pack like I always do and are constantly digging around a very large suitcase looking for that pair of shorts for over 5 minutes.

I’m happy to be home and ready to get back to a normal routine. On vacation, you relax, forget what day it is and eat what you want, right? Well, The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You'll never want another sandwich again.

Ok, so healthier and lighter will have to start tomorrow because I have to share this freaking delicious grilled veggie sandwich with you guys!! This ultimate grilled veggie sandwich has some of my faves: zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms. Oh baby.

The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You'll never want another sandwich again.

The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You'll never want another sandwich again.

I also used gruyere, butter and one of my favorite Korean food ingredients, The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You'll never want another sandwich again.

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The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich

For the gochujang sauce: you can slather it on or use it lightly. Totally up to you. For a great dairy-free option on the cheese, try daiya dairy-free Mozzarella Style Shreds!!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main
Servings: 2
Author: Hip Foodie Mom

Ingredients

For the gochujang sauce:

  • 1/4 cup gochujang
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

For the sandwich:

  • 1 tablespoon butter for the skillet + more for spreading on your bread slices
  • 4 slices bread any kind (I used a multigrain bread)
  • ½ cup freshly grated gruyere cheese; split
  • 1 medium sized zucchini; sliced using a vegetable peeler
  • 1 heaping cup portobello mushrooms; sautéed
  • 1 heaping cup fresh baby spinach
  • Dijon mustard optional

Instructions

For the gochujang sauce:

  • Combine the gochujang, honey and sesame oil in a small bowl. Whisk together until well blended. Taste and adjust any ingredients as necessary. Set aside.

For the sandwich:

  • Butter one slice of bread on both sides and set aside. Using a cast iron skillet or non-stick skillet, heat one tablespoon of butter in your skillet over medium heat. Let the butter melt completely and then lay your slice of buttered bread into the skillet and top with a ¼ cup of the grated gruyere cheese. Cover the skillet with a lid and let the cheese melt until it's almost entirely melted, for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Lift the lid and top the melted cheese with the raw zucchini, sautéed mushrooms and baby spinach and cover again with the lid for just a minute or two. Butter one side of the second slice of bread and spread dijon mustard and the gochujang sauce on the other side. Place the bread, dijon mustard/gochujang sauce side down onto the baby spinach and flip your sandwich to begin toasting the other side. Flip a couple more times if desired until you have nice, golden brown toasty bread on both sides.
  • Repeat everything for your second ultimate grilled veggie sandwich. Enjoy!

The Ultimate Grilled Veggie Sandwich packed with zucchini, baby spinach and portobello mushrooms and a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. You'll never want another sandwich again.

Don’t you want to devour this bad boy on your next Meatless Monday? Grilled Veggie Sandwiches never looked so good. I hope you give this one a try!

 

 

 

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  1. Shashi @ runninsrilankan

    August 4, 2014 at 7:06 am

    I had never heard of “gochujang” before and now I am spellbound! This sandwich is very appropriately named – it is one awesome sandwich even Dagwood would devour! 🙂

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 4, 2014 at 8:50 am

      haha, thank you Shashi . .if you like a little spice and heat, you will love gochujang. You can find it at any Asian or Korean market!! I hope you try it. . it’s a very popular ingredient in a lot of Korean cooking.

      Reply
  2. Amy | Club Narwhal

    August 4, 2014 at 10:13 am

    Alice, the whole living out of a suitcase thing gets old real fast, right? But luckily you came home and created this gorgeous thing! I rarely bring sandwiches for lunch because by the time noon rolls around, they are a sad soggy mess. This looks like the perfect weekend lunch–love the gochujang!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 4, 2014 at 10:53 am

      Hi Amy, yeah. . now that I work from home, I cook and eat right away. . so yeah this one would probably need to be for quick dinners at home or weekend lunches. . because you gotta add the gochujang sauce! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Matt Robinson

    August 4, 2014 at 10:23 am

    This sandwich looks incredible Alice, WOW!!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 4, 2014 at 10:51 am

      Thanks so much, Matt!! I’ll trade you for a frittaffle! 😛

      Reply
  4. Maria | Pink Patisserie

    August 4, 2014 at 10:46 am

    I’ve been on vacation too Alice and like you I ate just about everything I could get my hands on. This gorgeous sandwich is definitely in order!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 4, 2014 at 10:51 am

      Thanks so much, Maria!

      Reply
  5. Zainab

    August 4, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Alice I ALWAYS over pack too and dislike strongly living out of a suitcase. But that’s a whole other discussion I cannot focus on with this grilled sandwich infront of me!! Holy moly!!!

    Reply
  6. Arpita@ The Gastronomic Bong

    August 4, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    I can totally live on sandwiches like this!! This sandwich looks ultra delicious! ! This would make one great summer time dinner… 🙂

    Reply
  7. Kathi @ Deliciously Yum!

    August 4, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    Recipe names that contain the word ultimate are my favorite :). I knew this had to be good even before seeing or reading anything, ha. It looks absolutely delicious. YUM!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 5, 2014 at 10:32 am

      Hi Kathi! haha, me too. . “ultimate” means it has to be good, right?! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!

      Reply
  8. Rachel @ Bakerita

    August 4, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    This sandwich looks so PERFECTLY toasted and absolutely delicious!! I so wish I had everything I needed to make this for dinner tonight… 🙁 definitely going to make it soon! Pinned 🙂

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 5, 2014 at 10:34 am

      Thanks so much, Rachel. . I hope you are able to make it soon!!! I can’t seem to get enough zucchini . . love putting zucchini in everything over the summer!

      Reply
  9. Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes

    August 5, 2014 at 7:16 am

    YUM! This sandwich is perfect for me Alice – load on the veggies!!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 5, 2014 at 10:34 am

      Hi Jessica, I know, right?! Love me a good veggie sandwich!

      Reply
  10. Kelly

    August 5, 2014 at 7:31 am

    Welcome back Alice, so glad you had lots of fun! I tend to over pack too and always appreciate coming home 🙂 This sandwich would be EXACTLY what I would be looking forward to coming home to – it looks incredible! Love the gochujang sauce in here – it sounds amazing with all those veggies!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 5, 2014 at 10:35 am

      Thanks so much Kelly!!! So good to be back home! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Lora @cakeduchess

    August 5, 2014 at 8:32 am

    If this is healthier…I’m so in! I’m with you on going lighter after vacation. This is a super sandwich idea for lunch or dinner (hey, I’d take one now for breakfast too!). Love this idea!!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 5, 2014 at 10:37 am

      My diet actually starts today. . since I loaded on the butter and cheese .. this sandwich would not be classified as healthy. . but I couldn’t resist!!

      Reply
  12. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)

    August 5, 2014 at 8:57 am

    OMG this sandwich is absolutely amazing!!!!! Bananas girl! That melted cheese coming down the bread is unreal.

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 5, 2014 at 10:37 am

      haha, thanks Jocelyn!! Isn’t cheese ooze the best?!

      Reply
  13. Nicole

    August 5, 2014 at 11:29 am

    This is a great way to get me to eat my veggies! So pinning this!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 6, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Thanks Nicole!!

      Reply
  14. Laura (Tutti Dolci)

    August 5, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    Grilled veggies are my most favorite thing, I could eat this sandwich every day!

    Reply
  15. Thalia @ butter and brioche

    August 5, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    this sandwich looks AMAZING.. definitely know what im recreating for lunch. your right about calling it ‘the ultimate’!

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 6, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Haha, thank you Thalia!!

      Reply
  16. Ambar

    August 10, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Thank you for this healthy recipe! After eating so many not so healthy foods this summer, a dish like this is really needed!

    Reply
  17. Luci {Luci's Morsels}

    August 18, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    I love veggie paninis like this – definitely one of my my go-tos at lunch!

    Luci’s Morsels – fashion. food. frivolity.

    Reply
    • hipfoodiemom

      August 18, 2014 at 8:33 pm

      Thanks so much for the visit, Luci!!

      Reply

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