Striped Ribbon Sandwiches [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 16
• Time: 15 minutes

Whole wheat bread is extremely nutritious as it contains protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins and trace minerals like manganese, calcium, iron, phosphorous, magnesium and copper. Eating whole wheat bread helps to provide a lot of energy. Blue cheese contains a lot of quality protein that is required to build muscles. Besides protein, blue cheese is also rich in calcium.

Nutrition

• calories: 70
• protein: 3
• carbs: 11
• fat: 2
• saturated fat: 0.11
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.2
• monounsaturated fat: 0.08
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 85
• potassium: 53
• dietary fiber: 0.52
• sugars: 1.23
• vitamin a: 4
• vitamin c: 2
• calcium: 47
• iron: 1
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 9.25
• other fats: 1.61

Ingredients

• 1 sprigs Parsley, fresh
• 3 slice thin Whole Wheat Bread
• 7 oz Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs)
• 1 dash Salt, table
• 1 dash Spices, pepper, black
• 0.2 tsp Spices, pepper, red or cayenne
• 2 1 ounce blue cheese
• 3 tbsp Cheese, cream, fat free
• 0.75 cup, pared, chopped Cucumber, peeled, raw
• 1 tbsp Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added
• 2 unit Bell pepper (green/yellow/red)
• 0.5 cup, chopped Onions, raw
• 1 spray , about 1/3 second Oil, PAM cooking spray, original

Instructions

• Coat a large pan with cooking spray and place it over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and saute for a few minutes.
• Add bell pepper mixture, salt, black pepper and tomato paste and process until you get a smooth mixture.
• Transfer the mixture back on to skillet and continue to cook for at least 3 minutes. Now add the mixture into a separate bowl and keep it aside to cool. In a small bowl, mix salt, red pepper, blue cheese and cream cheese till a smooth mixture is obtained. Add cucumber slices and chill for a few minutes.
• Spread 2 tbsp of bell pepper mixture over each slice of white bread. Top each of the slices with wheat bread and then top it again with 2 tbsp cucumber mixture. Place the remaining white bread over the cucumber mixture.
• Trim the edges of sandwiches and then cut each of them into quarters. Garnish the sandwiches with parsley sprigs just before serving.