Best 8 Mediterranean Sandwich Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN VEGGIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Wash and dry lettuce and spinach and set aside.
• Spread each slice of bread with hummus.
• Lay lettuce leaf on one slice of bread.
• Top with cucumbers, spinach, roasted pepper, onion (if using) and tomato.
• Sprinkle with feta cheese.
• Top with other slice of bread.

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Using a small bowl, mix olive oil and red wine vinegar together.
• Place onions in mixture and let marinate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• When ready, set out bottom slice of bread, drizzle thinly with the oil-vinegar mixture, and layer onions.
• Follow with capers and olives, tuna, tomato, leaf green, drizzled lightly with oil-vinegar mixture and top slice of bread.
• Squish everything together and let sit for a few minutes while you clean up, bring plenty of napkins, this is one messy sandwich!

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Combine chicken, olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl; toss to coat.
• Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add yellow bell pepper and onion; cook until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Mix in olives and capers until combined. Stir in mozzarella cheese until melted. Remove from heat and stir in feta cheese.
• Spread each hoagie roll with 1 tablespoon artichoke aioli. Evenly distribute the chicken mixture among the 4 sandwiches. Sprinkle each sandwich with 1 tablespoon basil.

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED TUNA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix oil, thyme, vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic. In shallow glass or plastic dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag, pour half of oil mixture over fish fillets; turn fish to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate at least 30 minutes but no longer than 1 hour. Mix remaining oil mixture, the tomato, onion, olives, parsley and capers; cover and refrigerate.
• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Remove fish from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill fish 5 to 6 inches from medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, brushing 2 or 3 times with marinade and turning once, until fish flakes easily with fork. Break fish into chunks.
• Cut off top one-third of bread loaf. Hollow out both parts, leaving 1/2-inch-thick crust. Arrange romaine on bottom half of bread. Top with fish. Spoon tomato mixture evenly over fish. Replace top piece of bread. Wrap loaf in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes. Unwrap and cut into 4 pieces.

GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN LAMB SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Mix lamb, shallot, mint, paprika, cumin, salt, coriander, cinnamon, black pepper, and adobo together gently in a bowl. Form lamb mixture into 8 cylinders approximately 1x3 inches in size, using about 3 tablespoons of mixture per cylinder.
• Reduce grill heat to medium; transfer lamb to grill and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from grill.
• Mix yogurt, tahini, and lemon juice together in a bowl until sauce is uniform.
• Spread 1/4 of the yogurt sauce down the middle of each pita; top with lamb, tomato, feta cheese, and lettuce.

MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE TUNA AND OLIVE SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a large bowl place chopped roasted red peppers, Kalamata olives, onion and celery; toss to combine; add in the tuna and gently toss leaving the tuna in small chunks.
• In a small bowl whisk together the mayo with 2 tablespoons lemon juice and minced garlic; add to the tuna mixture and toss gently to combine then season with salt and pepper (at this point you may cover and refrigerate for upt to 24 hours).
• Using a serrated knife slice the baguette into 4 even pieces, then slice each piece in half.
• Brush the sides of the bread with olive oil then sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper (you may lightly toast the sliced part of the bread in a skillet if desired).
• Place lettuce leaves onto each bottom half of bread slice, then pile/divide the tuna mixture over the lettuce, if desired lay tomato slices over the tuna.
• Top each with a slice of bread.

MEDITERRANEAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Toast bread.
• Spread hummus on both pieces of bread.
• Spread sundried tomatoes on one piece of bread.
• Put cheese on the other piece of bread.
• Put together and microwave until cheese melts.
• Enjoy!

GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Brush eggplant and red bell peppers with 1 tablespoon olive oil; use more if necessary, depending on sizes of vegetables. Place on a baking sheet and roast in preheated oven. Roast eggplant until tender, about 25 minutes; roast peppers until blackened. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook and stir mushrooms until tender. Stir crushed garlic into mayonnaise. Slice focaccia in half lengthwise. Spread mayonnaise mixture on one or both halves.
• Peel cooled peppers, core, and slice. Arrange eggplant, peppers and mushrooms on focaccia. Wrap sandwich in plastic wrap; place a cutting board on top of it and weight it down with some canned foods. Allow sandwich to sit for 2 hours before slicing and serving.