Oktoberfest Vegetarian Sandwich
Easy and delicious vegetarian sandwich made with mushrooms, beets, spinach, caramelized onions topped with Swiss cheese and served on a pretzel bun.
Ingredients
- 4 each Pretzel Rolls
- 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
- 4 small Beets or one package Trader Joe's steamed beats sliced
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach
- 2 cups Fresh Mushrooms Sliced
- 1 large Yellow Onion Thinly Sliced
- 4 slices Swiss cheese (Daiya swiss is a good vegan substitute)
Instructions
- Slice the beets and spread out in a baking pan, drizzle one tbsp. olive oil on the sliced beets and roast at 400 for 20 minutes for pre-steamed beets and 35-40 minutes for fresh beets.
- Slice the onion in half and then into slices so they are in thin half-moon shapes. Add onions to large sauté pan with 1 tbsp. olive oil and sauté over medium-low heat for 15-20 minutes. Add a tbsp. of water when the mixture begins to stick and continue cooking for an additional 15-20 minutes until the onions are soft and a golden color.
- While the beets are roasting and the onion caramelizing, slice the mushrooms and sauté in a large saucepan with one Tbsp. olive oil for 5 minutes. Add the fresh spinach and sauté until the spinach is wilted.
- Slice the swiss cheese and toast the pretzel buns.
- Once the beets, onions, mushrooms, and spinach are cooked layer them onto the toasted pretzel and top with swiss cheese.Guten Appetit!