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Greens-and-Beans Sandwiches

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Yes, you should bring your lunch to work because the plastic clamshell holding your Santa Fe salad will still be on this planet when your great-great-grandchild is born. But also, it’s probably healthier, tastier, and cheaper than your to-go default. Sassed-up canned beans become a creamy layer in this vegetarian sandwich, while thick-cut feta provides something to sink your teeth into. 

Recipe information

  • Yield

    2 servings

Ingredients

1

15-oz. can cannellini (white kidney) beans, rinsed

2

Tbsp. Sesame-Scallion Sauce

1

Tbsp. fresh lemon juice (from reserved ½ lemon)

Kosher salt

Leftover fennel stems and fronds from Big Batch Chicken Thighs

4

slices dark rye bread, toasted

5

oz. French feta, sliced into thick planks

1

cup Chile-Garlic Cucumbers

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Mash beans, sauce, and lemon juice in a medium bowl until combined and mostly smooth; season with salt. Thinly slice about ⅓ cup fennel stems and tear fronds to measure ¼ cup.

    Step 2

    Divide mixture between 2 slices of bread. Layer feta over and top with cucumbers. Scatter fennel stems and fronds over. Close up sandwiches with remaining slices of bread.

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  • I LOVE CANELINI, so I like everything that includes them... And I want it now. But I played with what I had. Instead of cucumbers, I had tomatoes. Found an avocado - cubed it. Read a review of a fan below and boil an egg. Add scallions. Did not fennel. Crumbled feta. Toasted my bread and ate it as a salad. A great idea that anyone can play with and adjust to whatever they have in the fridge. I love you BA!

    • Marina

    • Fl.

    • 7/24/2023

  • The block feta, cucumbers, and smashed beans equal sandwich magic, however the scallion sesame sauce was much too sweet for my taste. The 1 tbsp honey in the sauce totally overpowered the entire mixture and the lemon juice in the beans wasn't enough to tart out the sweetness. I would make it again but with a different BA green goddess sauce instead of the sesame one.

    • Carolinepartyrock

    • Indiana

    • 6/1/2020

  • Let me say first that I am not a vegetarian but I love vegetables. I made this sandwich, tossing in small chunks of avocado into the bean mixture. What a beautiful sandwich! The next morning, I made a "breakfast" sandwich adding cooked egg white and thinly sliced tomato to the sandwich. Wow! Thank you Bon Appetit!

    • mamawscookin

    • North Carolina

    • 3/3/2019