PEA, RICOTTA, MINT AND SPINACH SANDWICH FILLING

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Pea, Ricotta, Mint and Spinach Sandwich Filling image

A delicious, unusual and low-fat filling for an at-home - or a to-take-to-work - sandwich. If taking the sandwich to work, I recommend taking the filling in a separate container and assembling the sandwich just before you eat it. I found this recipe in the 'Australian Women's Weekly's 'SLIM: low-fat eating for life', and I'm posting it for the Healthy for the Holidays Challenge. I'm looking to fillings like this now rather than cheese, which I'd just l-o-v-e to eat all the time! For a really healthy bread, I recommend soy and linseed bread or a wholegrain bread. This may be higher in calories but it's a lower GI so it will sustain you for much longer.

Provided by bluemoon downunder

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 1 sandwich filling

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/4 cup frozen peas
50 g ricotta cheese, low-fat
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped
1 dozen baby spinach leaves

Steps:

  • Boil, steam or microwave the peas until they are tender; drain; cool; then, using a fork, lightly crush the peas.
  • Combine the pea mash with the ricotta, lemon juice and fresh mint.
  • At lunchtime, spread the pea mixture on one slice of soy and linseed bread, top with the baby spinach leaves and then with the second slice of bread; or spread on two low calorie crispbreads.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.6, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 25.5, Sodium 179, Carbohydrate 12.6, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 2.9, Protein 11.2

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