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    Home » Sandwich Recipes » Easy Vegetable Salad Sandwiches

    Easy Vegetable Salad Sandwiches

    Published: Jan 22, 2022 · Modified: May 14, 2025 by Jacqueline Meldrum · 14 Comments

    Colourful and easy, these vegetable salad sandwiches will perk up your lunchbox.

    Vegetable salad sandwiches

    I'm always experimenting with new sandwich ideas and these easy vegetable salad sandwiches did not disappoint.

    They are vibrant with colours and flavours.

    A real lunchtime winner!


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    • 🥪 Vegetable salad sandwich filler ingredients
    • 🥒 How to deseed a cucumber
    • 🥬 Variations to the recipe
    • 🥙 10 ways to use vegetable sandwich filler
    • 🍞 Best bread for a vegetable salad sandwiches
    • 🥗 Be generous with the salad leaves
    • 🥪 How long will vegetable salad sandwiches keep?
    • 💭 How long does vegetable salad filler keep?
    • 🥪 More delicious vegan sandwiches to try
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    • 🥪 How to make easy vegetable salad sandwiches
    • 📖 Recipe
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    🥪 Vegetable salad sandwich filler ingredients

    These are the simple ingredients you need to make these delicious lunchtime sandwiches.

    ingredients for vegetable salad sandwiches
    • vegan cream cheese
    • red onion
    • salad leaves
    • red pepper
    • corn
    • dried herbs
    • vegan mayo
    • carrot
    • cucumber
    • buttered wholemeal bread

    See recipe card for quantities.

    For more inspiration check out 101 Vegan Sandwiches - Back to School Kids Lunch boxes.

    🥒 How to deseed a cucumber

    You don't want to add extra liquid to this sarnie filler, so do deseed the cucumber.

    how to deseed a cucumber

    The easiest way to deseed a cucumber is with a teaspoon.

    Just cut a decent size piece of cucumber, cut it in half lengthways, then drag the teaspoon along the centre channel to remove all the liquid and seeds.

    You are left with nice, crunchy cucumber half-moons with none of the liquid.

    I prefer it this way for salads and sandwiches.

    🥬 Variations to the recipe

    Here are a few tweaks you could make to this recipe.

    • use vegan herb and garlic cream cheese
    • only use cream cheese (no mayo), for a thicker sandwich filler
    • use crunchy iceberg lettuce instead of soft salad leaves
    • use orange or yellow peppers
    • use fresh herbs
    • add spices for a kick, paprika or chilli flakes would be good
    • use a sourdough, bloomers loaf or baguette instead of wholemeal bread

    🥙 10 ways to use vegetable sandwich filler

    Here are a few other ideas for using this tasty vegan sandwich filler.

    vegetable salad open sandwich
    1. Pitta bread - in a pitta with hummus and salad leaves
    2. Open sandwich - heaped on buttered soft bread, toast or a crispbread
    3. Toastie - in a toastie with vegan cheese
    4. Quesadilla - as a quesadilla filling with cheese & spices
    5. Baked potato - heaped on a baked potato
    6. Burger - heaped on a burger
    7. Slaw - mixed with shredded cabbage to make a tasty coleslaw
    8. Spaghetti - mixed through freshly made spaghetti
    9. Bow tie pasta - mixed through cold bow tie pasta (farfalle) to make a yummy pasta salad
    10. Picnic - as a dressed salad as part of a picnic, buffet or pot luck dinner

    🍞 Best bread for a vegetable salad sandwiches

    I have to admit I prefer soft wholemeal bread for this sandwich.

    buttered bread

    No fancy sourdough bread, it has to be soft and brown.

    What I'm looking for with this salad sandwich is comfort.

    Also, it has to be buttered. You could use vegan butter or vegan spread, but be generous.

    Of course, you could use any bread you prefer, but do try it this way.

    🥗 Be generous with the salad leaves

    Soft herby salad leaves are my go-to, but you could go for crunchy iceberg lettuce.

    salad sandwich

    Just pile it high.

    Slices of cucumber and ripe tomato would be good too, but I will leave it up to you.

    You could also add some sandwich pickle or chutney to one slice of bread instead of vegan butter.

    🥪 How long will vegetable salad sandwiches keep?

    Adding a layer of butter and salad leaves creates a bit of a barrier to stop the bread from getting soggy.

    Vegan vegetable salad sandwich

    However, I would make the sandwich up fresh to eat at lunchtime or at the very longest, make it in the morning and wrap it carefully for lunch.

    💭 How long does vegetable salad filler keep?

    Now, this is a different story. The sandwich filler will keep much longer than the freshly made sandwich.

    The sandwich filler can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.

    Do give it a good mix before making up sandwiches or adding it to other dishes (see the above tips), as the dressing will drop to the bottom of the dish.

    🥪 More delicious vegan sandwiches to try

    Here are a few more of my favourite vegan sandwiches. Do try a few of them.

    vegan hummus beet sandwich cut in half and stacked
    Hummus Beet Sandwich
    1. Carrot Sandwiches
    2. Cheese & Onion Sandwiches (vegan)
    3. Cheese Savoury Sandwich
    4. Easy Vegan Egg Mayo Sandwiches
    5. Easy Vegan New York Deli Sandwich
    6. Falafel & Apple Salad Sandwich
    7. Falafel Beetroot Bagel Sandwich
    8. Hummus Beet Sandwich
    9. Italian White Bean & Tomato Sandwich
    10. Spicy Onion Bhaji Sandwich with Curried Slaw
    11. Tofu Grinder Salad Sandwich
    12. Vegan Cheese Ploughman's Sandwiches
    13. Vegan Cuban Sandwich with Mushrooms
    14. Vegan Reuben Sandwich with Russian Dressing

    Also, check out my guide 39 of the Best Vegan Sandwiches and my Kid-Friendly Lunch Plan which includes 25 Simple Vegan Sandwich Fillings, which is great for simple ideas.

    Love veg? Try these Jerk Tofu Vegetable BBQ Skewers

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    🥪 How to make easy vegetable salad sandwiches

    Step-by-step photos. Keep scrolling for the full printable recipe (with full ingredient list and nutritional info).

    vegetable salad sandwich - step 1

    Step 1

    Add finely chopped red pepper, cucumber, red onion to a bowl, then add coarsely grated carrot.

    vegetable salad sandwich - step 2

    Step 2

    Now add corn, vegan cream cheese and mayo as well as dried herbs.

    For a smoother mixture, cream the cream cheese and mayo together before adding.

    vegetable salad sandwich - step 3

    Step 3

    Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

    Spread your bread generously with vegan butter or spread and top with a thick layer of the vegetable sandwich spread.

    vegetable salad sandwich - step 4

    Step 4

    Add a layer of salad leaves. You could add slices of cucumber and tomato too.

    Top with the other slice of buttered bread and cut into halves or quarters and serve.

    Enjoy!

    Easy Vegetable Salad Sandwiches Web Story

    📖 Recipe

    Vegan vegetable salad sandwich

    Easy Vegetable Salad Sandwiches

    Jacqueline Meldrum
    Colorful and easy, these vegetable salad sandwiches will perk up your lunchbox.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Easy Vegan Sandwiches & Wraps
    Cuisine British, vegan
    Servings 3 sandwiches
    Calories 406 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 6 slices wholemeal bread
    • 3 tablespoons vegan butter or spread
    • ½ red pepper finely diced
    • 8 cm cucumber (3 inches) halved, deseeded and finely cubed (
    • ½ small red onion finely diced
    • 1 medium carrot coarsley grated
    • 6 tablespoons corn cooked or tinned
    • 3 tablespoons vegan cream cheese
    • 3 tablespoons vegan mayo
    • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
    • 2 teaspoons dried dill
    • 1 pinch salt and pepper
    • 1 handful salad leaves
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    Instructions
     

    • Add all of the diced vegetables to a mixing bowl and mix well.
    • Cream together the cream cheese and mayo and add to the veg,
    • Add the herbs, salt and pepper and mix well. Taste to check the seasoning.
    • Spread the bread with vegan butter or marg, then top three slices with a generous layer of the vegetable salad sandwich spread, top with salad leaves and finish with the other slices of buttered bread.
    • Cut in half or quarters and serve.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    • You can just use vegan cream cheese for a thicker sandwich filler.
    • Add paprika or chilli flakes for a bit of a kick.
    • Make the sandwiches fresh to eat at lunchtime or at the very longest, make them in the morning and wrap it carefully for lunch.
    • The sandwich filler will keep much longer than the freshly made sandwich. The sandwich filler can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 406kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 10gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 483mgPotassium: 369mgFiber: 7gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 4699IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword British sandwiches, sandwich, sandwiches, vegan sandwiches
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    Comments

    1. Sam says

      January 22, 2022 at 4:23 pm

      5 stars
      Wow, just wow! I am drooling here.

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 22, 2022 at 4:28 pm

        Hope you enjoy it Sam. My husband loves this one.

        Reply
    2. Jessica says

      January 22, 2022 at 4:26 pm

      5 stars
      Such good timing. We are having an indoor picnic with the kids tomorrow for a bit if fun. Going to make this but just spread it thinly with no leaves for the kids, maybe a bit of grated cheese too. Jessica ❤

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 22, 2022 at 4:28 pm

        Excellent timing and yes a think layer would be better for children and maybe all cream cheese for a thicker filling. Adding grated cheese is a good idea too.

        Reply
    3. Kechi says

      January 22, 2022 at 10:35 pm

      5 stars
      I love all the variations!!! Definitely will be making this as an open sandwich - YUM.

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 23, 2022 at 11:11 pm

        Oh yes good idea. So many ways to eat this yummy filler.

        Reply
    4. Kristen says

      January 23, 2022 at 12:29 am

      5 stars
      These were a real winner with my kids! Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 23, 2022 at 11:10 pm

        I'm so glad they like them Kristen. It's always a bit hit and miss with children.

        Reply
    5. Beth says

      January 23, 2022 at 3:16 am

      5 stars
      I could eat this sandwich for breakfast, lunch and dinner! I'm with you on the bread - "soft and brown" - Yum!

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 23, 2022 at 11:10 pm

        Soft brown bread just works better for some sandwiches. It's the comfort element, isn't it?

        Reply
    6. Angela says

      January 23, 2022 at 3:20 am

      5 stars
      Love veggie sandwiches and this is one of my favorites! The corn adds a sweet and crunchy bite, love it!

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 23, 2022 at 11:09 pm

        Oh yes I agree, the sweetcorn is a real winner in this sandwich.

        Reply
    7. Andrea says

      January 23, 2022 at 5:46 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe. I was looking for a chicken salad sandwich replacement. I'm so happy I found this.

      Reply
      • Jacqueline Meldrum says

        January 23, 2022 at 11:08 pm

        I hope you enjoy it Andrea.

        Reply

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