Skip to main content

Soft cheese and salad sandwich recipe

A quick and easy sandwich to provide some dairy in your child's lunchbox. This would work well with an apple and a fruit teacake.

Prep: 10 mins
Serves 1

Nutritional information

Per serving (main recipe only – does not include extras or drink):

  • 1,120kJ / 266kcal
  • 5.9g fat of which saturates 2.6g
  • 37.1g carbohydrate of which sugars 4.2g
  • 7.0g fibre
  • 12.7g protein
  • 1.1g salt
Quarters of sandwiches with a soft cheese, cucumber and lettuce filling, in a lunchbox

Ingredients

  • 2 thick slices of wholemeal bread
  • 2 tablespoons medium-fat soft cheese
  • 3cm piece of cucumber, finely chopped
  • 20g celery (about two-thirds of a stick), finely chopped
  • small wedge of lettuce, to give 2 tablespoons when shredded
  • pinch of black pepper or paprika, optional

Complete your lunchbox with:

  • an apple
  • fruit teacake
  • small bottle of water

Method

  1. Spread both slices of bread with the cheese.

    Information:

    Spreading the cheese on both slices of the bread – and patting the salad dry – helps prevent a soggy sandwich!

  2. Pat the salad dry and use to fill the sandwich, sprinkling with pepper or paprika if using.

    Information:

    Try other salad vegetables, or even some pineapple.

More lunchbox recipes

Tuna and bean salad

Tuna mayonnaise and sweetcorn sandwich

Spicy chicken and salad wrap