How to Make Vegan Cuban Sandwiches + Giveaway!

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cashew cream

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

cuban bread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat bread

💰Cheaper: white sandwich bread

Whole wheat bread provides more fiber.

vegan ham

🥗Healthier: smoked tempeh

💰Cheaper: seitan

Smoked tempeh offers a similar texture with added protein.

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumber slices

💰Cheaper: relish

Cucumber slices are fresher and lower in sodium.

Grab a ceramic glass baking pan and add in some orange juice, lime juice, a little bit of olive oil, minced garlic, oregano, cumin, and salt.

Mix the marinade together.

Add in thinly sliced seitan and toss to coat completely in the marinade.

Place the marinated seitan in an oven at 375 degrees for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Grab your bread and spread some vegan butter on it.

Spread mustard on the bread.

Add pickles, vegan ham, and the roasted seitan once it's ready.

Brush the marinade on the inside of the sandwich and add vegan cheese of choice (using Chow cheese).

Spread marinade on the outside of the sandwich as well, or use vegan butter or olive oil if preferred.

Add the sandwiches to a cast-iron skillet and place a weight on top (a brick lined with aluminum foil was used).

Toast the sandwiches until they are nice and brown.

Slice the sandwiches and serve.

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