Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by destinyraeann, 12/15/05
Avocado and Cream Cheese Pita SandwichIngredients (use vegan versions): vegan cream vegan cheese (I love Tofutti)
1/2 avocado
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
handful of lettuce/spinach
1 pita, cut in half
Directions:Spread vegan cream vegan cheese on one half of the pita and avocado on the other half. Add in seeds and lettuce/spinach. You can also toast the pita for a warm sandwich.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
At first I was excited by the prospect of there being such a thing as vegan cream cheese, until I read the ingredients. The second ingredient in Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese is partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Partial hydrogenation = trans fats. I find it somewhat appalling that a so-called healthy product is made with trans fats, especially when there are so many alternatives. I don't mean to get anyone down with this comment, but I just thought I'd point it out. If anyone knows of vegan cream cheese that doesn't contain trans fats, I'd love to know.
Archived comment by: huckleberry
Perhaps you could try the unhydrogenated versions they have:(
http://www.tofutti.com/nh.0.html)
Archived comment by: jesser
Whole foods sells the Tofutti cream cheese substitute without tfas....it is in a yellow container. Their sour cream substitute that is in the blue container also has no tfs! hope this helps...I don't even know why they are still putting out a product that has tfs in it.
Archived comment by: dafodil
ive made this pita sandwhich before and im happy to see someone submit it for a recipie. its delish! also good if you try it grilled...yum!
Archived comment by: baypuppy
