Vegetarian Tapenade Sandwich with Feta Cheese & Jalapeños

This easy vegetarian sandwich with vegan olive tapenade without anchovies is the perfect weekend breakfast. Topped with feta cheese & chopped jalapeño it's a filling breakfast or snack that brings loads of flavor and a spicy kick to end.

You might remember that a while back, I spent some time trying to come up with a delicious vegan tapenade recipe. A tapenade, that is, with all of the taste but none of the anchovy. As you might also remember - in my opinion, I totally succeeded.

The reason for the whole tapenade project? This sandwich.

I had something similar at a restaurant and just knew I had to recreate it. Their version was vegan with a vegan cheese that even I couldn't tell was not actually Feta cheese - and while I was fine with making a vegetarian version instead of vegan, I was not fine with those damn anchovies.

Anyway. I created a vegan tapenade that in my mind is better than any anchovy-version I've ever had - and as if you can't find a 1000 ways to use it already, here's a delicious, filling weekend breakfast where it really gets to shine.

Why I love this sandwich for breakfast

1. It's a truly filling breakfast - no getting hungry after an hour when you just devoured this one!
2. It combines some of my favorite flavors: salty Feta cheese, umami-rich tapenade & a spicy kick to finish.
3. It's super quick to make - and quite quick even with the homemade tapenade (which adds 5 minutes to it all) , especially considering you only need to make it once for every 6 sandwiches you make!

How to make a tapenade sandwich

When it comes to cooking, there's easy - and then there's easy. Yes, I suggest you make your own tapenade for this - but you know what? You don't have to. You can buy it as well. Just make sure to check the ingredients since most of them contain anchovies - so if you want to make this sandwich vegetarian you will need to find a vegan/vegetarian tapenade to go with it.

Otherwise, making your own tapenade only takes 5 minutes so that's a truly legit option too.

And once you have your tapenade? It's as easy as rosting a slice of sourdough bread (or whatever bread happens to be lying around in your kitchen), spreading a generous amount of tapenade on top, crumbling over a good dose of Feta cheese and - finally - topping with some chopped jalapeño. Done!

Looking for more great breakfast options? How about some Chocolate Oatmeal, no knead overnight Turkish Bread, a delicious Shakshuka or a simple Frittata?

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Recipe

Vegetarian Tapenade Sandwich with Feta Cheese and Jalapeños

5 from 5 votes

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Course: Breakfast, Sandwich, Snack

Cuisine: European, vegetarian

Servings: 1 sandwich

Calories: 321kcal

Prep time: 4 minutes mins

Cook time: 1 minute min

Total time: 5 minutes minutes

Author: Emmeline Kemperyd

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 slice sourdough bread roasted
• ▢ 3 tablespoon vegan black olive tapenade
• ▢ 50 g Feta cheese* crumbled
• ▢ 1 tablespoon jalapeños chopped

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Instructions

• Start by roasting your sourdough bread.
  1 slice sourdough bread
• Spread the tapenade on top of the roasted bread. Top with crumbled Feta cheese and chopped jalapeños. Eat immediately!
  3 tablespoon vegan black olive tapenade, 50 g Feta cheese*, 1 tablespoon jalapeños

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  Kitchen knife*
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  Chopping board*
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  Measuring spoons*
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  Measuring cups (metric or US)*

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Nutrition

Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 887mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 373IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 275mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional information is approximate and automatically calculated, and should only be viewed as an indication.

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What did you think of this tapenade sandwich? When are you having it? Weekend breakfast or a quick weekday lunch maybe? Let me know in the comments below!

Enjoy!