Pickled Veggie Cali Handheld

Directions

  1. In a sauce pan over medium heat whisk together gochujang, red wine vinegar, quarter cup of salt, and brown sugar. Bring this mixture to a boil for 1-2 minutes then turn off heat.
  2. Place the carrots, zucchini, and yellow squash in a heat proof container. Pour the hot pickling liquid over the vegetables then refrigerate overnight or up to a week. Reserve for service.
  3. Smear some roasted red pepper hummus on each side of the bread. On the bottom piece of bread arrange the slices of avocado.
  4. In a sauté pan over medium high heat add butter then mushroom, spinach, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Place the Swiss cheese on top of the spinach and mushroom mixture then cover with another sauté pan to melt over medium heat. With an offset spatula remove the mushroom and spinach mix topped with melted cheese and place on top of the avocado.
  5. With a slotted spoon pic out a blend of pickled vegetables. Top the melted cheese with this then place the other slice of bread and cut on an angle.
  6. Serve with a side of potato salad.

Ingredients

  • 2 ea. Heritage Ovens® wheatberry bread slices, toasted
  • 3 tbsp. Zebec® Roasted red pepper hummus
  • 1/2 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Avocado, peeled, seeded, sliced
  • 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Mushroom(s), Portobello, stem removed and cleaned
  • 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Garlic, Clove(s), minced
  • 1 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Spinach, Baby
  • 2 tbsp. Nature's Best Dairy® Butter, Unsalted
  • 1/8 tsp. West Creek® sea salt kosher
  • 1/8 tsp. Roma® Black Pepper, Ground
  • 1/2 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Zucchini, cut lengthwise then into half-moons
  • 1/2 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Yellow Squash, cut lengthwise then into half-moons
  • 1/2 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Carrot(s), peeled, cut into matchstick, julienne
  • 1 slice cheese, Swiss
  • 2 cups West Creek® Vinegar, Red Wine
  • 1/2 cup sugar, brown, light
  • 1/4 cup West Creek® sea salt kosher
  • 1/4 cup gochujang sauce
  • 3 or 4 oz. West Creek® potato salad, as side