Hearty Veggie Hoagies

Name: Hearty Veggie Hoagies
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes: 1 baguette, enough for 4 sandwiches
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper; Balsamic vinegar; ¼ small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced into rings; 2 tablespoons pesto; ⅓ cup (60 g) Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped; 1 cup (260 g) canned or frozen and thawed artichoke hearts, roughly chopped; 1 cucumber, sliced, salted, and drained; 2 tomatoes, sliced; One 12-ounce (340 g) sourdough or whole grain baguette

Preparation info

Makes:
1
baguette, enough for sandwiches

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The No Meat Athlete Cookbook

By Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine

Published 2021

About

This is a plant-based spin on a classic sandwich from southern France, pan bagnat. We ditched the traditional tuna but kept all the other flavors. If desired, spread a thin layer of hummus inside your baguette. This sandwich gets tastier the longer it marinates, so pack it in your jersey pocket or backpack and dig in midday.

Ingredients

One 12-ounce (340 g) sourdough or whole grain baguette
2

Europe
France
Sandwich
Lunch
Mediterranean
Vegan

Method

Slice the baguette in half horizontally (into two shorter segments), then slice off the top third from each half. Scoop out some of the insides of the bottom portion, reserving them for another use (such as bread crumbs).
Toast lightly.
Meanwhile, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, artichokes, bell pepper, onion, and olives in a medium bowl and season wi