Name: Cucumber and Kale Open-Faced Sandwich
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 slices whole-grain bread, toasted; 2-3 Tbsp hummus prepared without tahini or oil; 1 green onion, chopped; ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 2 medium kale leaves, chopped into bite-size pieces (about the size of cilantro leaves); ½ small cucumber; Mustard of choice; Lemon pepper (Mrs. Dash and Frontier brands have no salt)

Recipes » Appetizers » Cucumber and Kale Open-Faced Sandwich

By Ann and Jane Esselstyn

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The layer of kale and mustard together in this sandwich is delicious, particularly when you use a great mustard.

Prep: 5 mins Total: 5 mins Yield: 2 servings

Low Sugar Nut Free Soy Free

Ingredients

2 slices whole-grain bread, toasted
2-3 Tbsp hummus prepared without tahini or oil
1 green onion, chopped
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 medium kale leaves, chopped into bite-size pieces (about the size of cilantro leaves)
½ small cucumber
Mustard of choice
Lemon pepper (Mrs. Dash and Frontier brands have no salt)

Instructions

1. Spread the toasted bread generously with hummus. Sprinkle the green onion, cilantro, and kale evenly over the hummus.
2. Slice the cucumber into 8 rounds and spread each round with a thin layer of mustard.
3. Place the cucumber rounds, mustard-side down, on top of the cilantro-kale layer and press down, if necessary, so they stay in place.
4. Sprinkle the open-faced sandwich generously with lemon pepper, cut in half or quarters, if desired, and serve.