FLT Sandwich
This month’s theme for World on a Plate was Bento for back to school meals. Grasping this opportunity, I want to tell how kids in Greece and particularly in elementary school eat their snack at school.
Elementary school starts between 8:00 and 8:30 every day and finishes between 13:30 and 14:00. In private schools kids have the choice to stay until 16:00 to study. This is optional and by no means necessary.
In my son’s school they have one break from 11:00 to 11:30. During this break kids either choose to eat from the school canteen or they bring a snack from their home. During the break kids take the snack outside in the backyard and eat it as they play. This means that the snack has to be something that can be hold in hand and allow the child to play at the same time. Children who stay until 16:00 have another break at 14:00 during which, they go to a cafeteria and eat their lunch either brought from home or provided by school.
My son leaves at 14:00 and returns back home. Thus, he only has to have a snack with him to eat during the first break. So, every day I have to prepare something that can be carried during the break and not make a mess with it.
Sometimes this may be sweet and others savory. I came up with this sandwich as an opposite to the BLT one. I love bacon and I use it sometimes, but I believe feta cheese is a healthier choice, plus it is a Greek sandwich for crying out loud!
Anyway, as I was saying I have to always find new things to give him otherwise, he brings it back home intact and he is starved.
It is simple, it is nutritious, it is very tasty and it is something you can prepare in a minute. This one pictured above and below I had the pleasure to eat it myself!
This is my submission for the World on a Plate this month!
World on a plate is a blogging cultural exchange established by Pola. On the last Sunday of the month, bloggers who participate in this event team, from all over the world get together to interpret a food through the lens of their home country cooking. Each blogger will produce a wonderful dish featuring the food chosen that is typical of her/his home country and will tell us a bit about the dish.
Note: I have to thank my son for letting me lend his books and stationary in order to photograph the sandwich! He asked that he should be given credit for this and this is exactly what i am doing!
FLT Sandwich
2 slices of bread
3 tomato slices
2 pieces of feta cheese about 40 gr. each
4 tbsp of olive oil
Lettuce for garnish
For the Mayo Dressing
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp cider vinegar
¼ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp sugar
Instructions
For the Mayo Dressing
Mix everything in a nonreactive bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour, maximum two hours.
Take the two slices of bread.
Brush them with the olive oil on both sides.
Put them on a skillet and brown them on both sides.
Do the same with the tomatoes and the feta cheese.
Take the first slice of bread and put the feta cheese.
Above it place the tomatoes and lettuce and on top pour a little bit from the mayo sauce.
Kali Orexi!
- 2 slices of bread
- 3 tomato slices
- 2 pieces of feta cheese about 40 gr. each
- 4 tbsp of olive oil
- Lettuce for garnish
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp sugar
- Mix everything in a nonreactive bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour, maximum two hours.
- Take the two slices of bread.
- Brush them with the olive oil on both sides.
- Put them on a skillet and brown them on both sides.
- Do the same with the tomatoes and the feta cheese.
- Take the first slice of bread and put the feta cheese.
- Above it place the tomatoes and lettuce and on top pour a little bit from the mayo sauce.
Pumpkin Gnocchi
Awesome sandwich dear!
What a superb idea! I need to make this for my daughter too!
I think these flavors look amazing! You have a lucky son to have a mom that cooks so well
Great shots of your sandwich with the stationery, your boy sounds like a very bright child:D I would love to have that sandwich for my lunch too!
I’d STOP playing to eat this delicious treat! If you were to look in my fridge you might think I was Greek! I am always well-stocked with feta.
What a great sandwich! So cute that you gave credit to your son for the supplies
What a great lunch! I would never want to go out and grab a sandwich if I had this waiting for me! Thank you for sharing with me!
I don’t know what it is about that sandwich, but I’d really love to just rip it out of the screen right now and take a big stinkin’ bite. It looks so good! I’m thinking it might be tasty with a substitution of tzatziki sauce for the mayo as well. Yum Katerina!
how kind of you to give your son credit!
i like the sound of the mayo dressing–the whole combination looks wonderful!
There’s nothing better than a quick-to-make school lunch!
Fantastic sandwich, Katerina. I know if it was for my lunch I’d be looking forward to it all morning! Smiling @ the photo credit
Simple yet healthy meal for the kid!
I just love the adaption of the BLT! I am going to add feta to my next sandwich for sure
A delicious and healthy lunch. Blessings, Catherine
A delicious and healthy lunch. blessings dear. Catherine xo
What an excellent snack…it would be perfect for my lunch
And tell your son that I loved seeing his books/supplies used as props!
En France, il y a une pause de 10h20 à 10h40 que nous appelons récréation. Après il y a une pause de 12h30 à 14h. Les enfants mangent à la cantine ou rentrent chez eux mais ils ne peuvent pas ramener à manger sur place. Seuls les adultes ont ce choix.
Je pourrai donc faire ce délicieux sandwich pour moi-même.
Il est très appétissant.
A bientôt
World on a Plate sounds so awesome, as does your son’s sandwich. I think I might try them both!
Very creative sandwich, Katerina. I’d love it for MY lunch! It must be difficult to think up sandwiches that are healthy, portable AND something your son will eat. I’d probably end up with pb&j every day out of pure laziness.
I’m crazy about this sandwich! I love the FLT idea…and I bet it would be amazing with my chevre too! I’m dying to make some feta from scratch! Until then..I’ll buy some and make this incredible sandwich!
Haha, and we all thank your son as well, the photos turned out lovely, and his contribution is well noted
This looks fantastic! I’m always wondering what to bring as a sandwich
Delicious sandwich! I want
love it, feta is delicious
A great twist for a bento idea. High demands from school to make this snack portable
I like you FLT, I would also like to try a FBLT lol. Too cute about the credit for school material.
Feta is DEFINITELY better than bacon in my opinion! Love this.
Interesting sandwich recipe, looks delicious & healthy. BTW, love your photo styling. Have a great day!
Okay this post is adorable. I love the sandwich and I love that your son got credit for his props. Hilarious.
How interesting that they play and eat at the same time. What a delicious snack! Love the flavors.
looks Yummy
Love the pics ….totally inviting !!!
I saw a feta and tomato sandwich in a magazine last night and thought it looked amazing.
Love this sandwich! And I bet your kid loves it too!
A very flavorful and healthy snack! It would keep me happy and learning.
Απλό και πραγματικά ελληνικότατο το σάντουιτς που μας προτείνεις Κατερίνα! Μου αρέσει που δεν περιέχει αλλαντικά, ελαφρύ και πιο υγιεινό με αυτό τον τρόπο!
Ωραίος ο μικρός που ήθελε και ειδική αναφορά για τα “σύνεργα” που σου δάνεισε!
Φιλιά και καλό μήνα!
What a beautiful and healthy lunch
Cheers
CCU
I must admit that as a kid I hated sandwiches that I took from home, I preferred to buy one:) now the opposite:)
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I love this recipe!! My girls also take their lunches to school. I will be fixing this for them, they adore feta cheese!!
Thank you!! Your son is a doll for helping his mommy!!
Kαλό μήνα, πολλά φιλιά
Καλημέρα, καλή εβδομάδα και καλό μήνα Κατερίνα μου!Πολύ ωραία ιδέα!Μπράβο στο γιο σου που παίρνει φαγητό απο το σπίτι!
Φιλιά πολλά!
Hi Katerina!
I can’t tell you how happy I am that you shared not only your son’s delicious looking lunch with us but also a typical school day in Greece. I would imagine it’s necessary for kids to eat a healthy breakfast too. It sure sounds like a long day. Please thank you son for us and thank YOU for sharing…
P.S. The World on A Plate event sounds amazing. I must check it out. Thank you:)
This looks like a sandwich I would enjoy very much! I do love feta cheese and I think it would go wonderfully with the mayo dressing and herbs.
Hi Katerina, this is a very good choice to post for “World on a plate” and a very healthy snack for your son. Although I’ve always cooked at least 2 meals for my family on a daily basis, the only true craving I have is for sandwiches..Yours is sending me back in the kitchen…lol.. Have a great week, Καλό μήνα ! ΧΟ
Katerina, I like the idea for this post! This sandwich is way better than any school cafeteria lunch could offer. I love how simple and delicious this sandwich is!
P.S. Check out my latest blog post… I wrote about how I loved that zucchini chocolate cake recipe of yours! Thanks for the recipe share.
That looks like a tasty sandwich!
Κι εγώ Κατερίνα παρόμοια τοστάκια του φτιάχνω κι όταν βαριέται του το αλλάζω ψάχνοντας κάθε φορά. Τι να κάνουμε; για τα παιδάκια μας όλα!!
Φιλιά πολλά.
Nice healthy sandwich and I want to make the mayo dressing with herbs and cider vinegar in it. Sounds very light and refreshing taste! I love how you style with pencils and school supply! So cute!
It looks like the most Greek-style club sandwich I can imagine! I must try your wonderful feta and mayonnaise dressing idea. It sounds really delicious.
A healthy and very tasty sandwich!
Μπράβο στο γιο σου που πέρνει σάντουιτς από το σπίτι.
Καλό μήνα από αύριο και καλό Φθινόπωρο.