Creamy Sandwich Spreads

Caraway Cream Cheese

Cream together

1/2 cup nondairy cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup creme fraiche, lowfat sour cream or dairy cream cheese

Stir in

1 teaspoon caraway seeds, roughly ground

1 tablespoon onion, diced

(1 tablespoon capers, chopped)

Cucumber Caraway Sandwich: spread Caraway Cream Cheese on two slices whole grain bread. Rye bread would be a good choice. Top one bread slice with thinly sliced cucumbers, sprinkle with sea salt. Top with 2nd bread slice.

Tomato Caraway Sandwich: follow Cucumber Sandwich directions substituting thinly sliced tomato for the cucumber.

Grilled Caraway Cheese Sandwich: saute a slice of whole grain bread topped with soy cheese in a little butter. Remove from pan and layer with: thinly sliced cucumbers, Caraway Spread, thinly sliced tomatoes, thinly sliced cucumbers, Caraway Spread, thinly sliced tomatoes. Top with another slice of grilled bread with soy cheese. Note: if you have trouble getting the soy cheese to melt, cover pan with lid while sauteing.

Caraway Hor d' ouevre:place spread in small bowl with pate knife. Surround with whole grain crackers, bread and veggie sticks. Radishes slices are really good with this spread.

Feta Cream Cheese Spread

Cream together

1/2 cup nondairy cream cheese

1/2 cup feta cheese

1/2 cup creme fraiche, low fat sour cream or dairy cream cheese

Walnut Feta Spread: add 1/4 cup toasted, chopped walnuts to spread after creaming.

Pecan Feta Spread: add 1/4 cup toasted, chopped pecans to spread after creaming.

Blue Port Spread:substitute blue cheese for feta cheese, stir in 2 tablespoon port

Feta Cream Cheese hor d' oeuvres: top these with feta spread:

Neutral celery sticks cucumber rounds jicima squares

Starch whole grain bread whole grain crackers

Protein Protein Bread Protein Crackers

Butter Cream Cheese Spreads These cream cheese spreads are a bit rich, but a serious deviation from the traditional method of using all butter (!), and once you pile on the vegetables you've got a great sandwich that doesn't really have any more fat than salad dressing - and it's a lot more fun to eat. These recipes are separated into Starches (green) and Proteins (pink) as soy cream cheese can be used with whole grain breads and dairy cream cheese must use Protein Bread or other items in place of  bread. Check out the chart below. If you'll be using an ingredient from a green square you can use either soy or dairy cream cheese (just make sure to use the appropriate bread), and if you'll be using an ingredient from a pink square then make sure to use dairy cream cheese and the appropriate bread substitute. I like to serve a sandwich bar (I use either all  Starch or all Protein ingredients depending on the dinner menu) as a first course for a barbecue dinner. I figure that since I can pile on lots of raw veggies this serves as my salad also. I find that when I place layers of raw veggies between layers of cheese or meat I can get lots more veggies into my sandwich and not feel like I'm eating a salad on a slice of bread. Another spin on these spreads is to make up the sandwiches open face using deli-sliced additional ingredients. Then tightly roll the sandwich, inserting toothpicks 1/2 an inch apart. Slice between the toothpicks and serve as appetizers or hor d' oeuvres. Saute any one of the following items in 1/4 cup butter 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms 1 pound fresh spinach 1 cup seafood, chicken, turkey, or ham or peel 4 hard-boiled eggs and add to blender with 1/4 cup softened butter Puree with: 1/2 cup softened soy* or dairy cream cheese (preferably low fat) 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Move to the next step or add any of the below then chill: mushrooms spinach chicken fish or seafood ham and/or hard-boiled eggs 3 tablespoons sherry or brandy 3 tablespoons sherry or brandy 3 tablespoons sherry or brandy 1 teaspoon fresh lemon, lime, or orange juice 1-3 anchovies 1-3 anchovies up to 1/4 cup feta cheese 1 teaspoon fresh lemon, lime, or orange juice 1/2 teaspoon dry dill, 1 teaspoon fresh 1/2 teaspoon dry dill, 1 teaspoon fresh 1/4 cup liver sausage 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon dry dill, 1 teaspoon fresh 1-3 anchovies 1/4 cup spinach 1-2 hard boiled eggs 1-3 anchovies 1-3 anchovies 1-2 hard boiled eggs 1 clove garlic 2 tablespoons diced nuts 1/4 cup liver sausage 1/4 cup liver sausage 1 clove garlic 1-2 tablespoons parsley 1 clove garlic 1-2 hard boiled eggs 1-2 hard boiled eggs 1-2 tablespoons parsley 1 tablespoon dried, minced onion 1-2 tablespoons parsley 1-2 tablespoon blue cheese 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon dry sage, 1 teaspoon fresh 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon dried, minced onion 1 clove garlic 2 tablespoons diced nuts 1 tablespoon dried, minced onion 1 teaspoon capers 1/4 teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons diced nuts 1-2 tablespoons parsley 3 tablespoons brandy or sherry 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce Chill until filling is a soft, spreadable consistency. Spread filling onto both slices of bread or bread substitute. Here are some bread choices: Neutral - cooked until tender Neutral, raw Starch Protein portabello mushrooms (marinate if you like) lettuce whole wheat tortillas, lavosh, or pita deli-sliced cheese eggplant slices - rounds or cut lengthwise cucumber soy bacon Protein Bread bell pepper slices spinach whole grain bread deli-sliced meat zucchini rounds or cut lengthwise zucchini potato slices, 1/2-inch thick rounds pork rinds (Layer any of the following on top of filling:) Neutral - saute until crisp tender Neutral, raw Starch Protein portabello mushroom (marinate if you like) tomato Soy Slices cheese onion slices cucumber soy sausage Veggie Slices bell pepper slices spinach deli-sliced meat lettuce bacon avocado * If you find the taste of soy cream cheese hard to take, don't give up on it altogether. It's a valuable tool to aid in reducing fat and dairy intake. Try mixing the soy cream cheese with an equal amount of real cream cheese, creme fraiche, sour cream, ricotta or cottage cheese. I try to use non-dairy cheese products in place of at least half the dairy in any recipe. UNDIET TOOLS Home | Vegetarian Recipes | Living Food Recipes | Questions | Links | UnDiet Toolbox | Fast Food Card FOOD ON LINE Indian Harvest | Kalyx Foods | Coupon Clearinghouse | Peapod | SeafoodS.com | NutriSystem | Namaste RESOURCES Amazon.com | Fogdog Sports | Sport Chalet | Oshmans | Sports Authority FITNESS BallyFitness | 4 Minute Fitness | Total Gym FREE STUFF UnDiet Toolbox | Links to Free Stuff This site was created by Out Of Your Mind Graphic & Web Design a division of K.C.O. Marketing Services undiet@kco1.net last revised May 22, 2006 Copyright Kathleane C. O'Leary 1997, all rights reserved Void where prohibited. Keep hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times.