WAFFLE SANDWICH WITH CHEESE, SPINACH AND SPICY MUSTARD

Waffle Sandwich with Cheese, Spinach and Spicy Mustard image

This sandwich is super easy to make, and children can help with the assembly or, if supervised, the waffle iron. Use multigrain or whole wheat sandwich bread for a chewy treat.

Provided by Desiree Howell

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Cheese

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 roma (plum) tomato, thinly sliced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons butter, softened
4 thickly-sliced pieces multigrain bread
1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
1 cup fresh spinach, or to taste
4 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 teaspoons chopped sweet onion

Steps:

Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
Arrange tomato slices on a work surface, pouring off any excess juice. Season tomato slices with salt and pepper.
Spread 1/2 teaspoon butter onto 1 side of each bread slice. Lay 1 bread slice, butter-side down, in the hot waffle iron. Spread 1/2 teaspoon mustard onto bread slice in waffle iron; top with 1/4 cup spinach, 2 slices mozzarella cheese, 1 teaspoon onion, half the tomato slices, and 1/4 cup spinach, respectively. Lay 1 slice bread, butter-side up, atop the spinach layer.
Close waffle iron and toast sandwich until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.7 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Cholesterol 51.2 mg, Fat 14.3 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 18.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 656 mg, Sugar 1.7 g