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Open Face Rice Cake Sandwiches

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Rice Cake Sandwiches
Sometimes lunch can just be boring. I get sick of the same old sandwiches or salads over and over again.

I used to not mind eating sandwiches, especially when I really dressed them up with fresh veggies, but I have yet to find a gluten free bread or bread recipe that I love. So, sandwiches just aren’t that appealing anymore.

On top of keeping me excited about lunches, I have to keep my kids interested as well.

For the most part, Braelyn would be happy eating a PB&J everyday, but I want her to have more nutrients in her diet than just that. I like to mix up her lunches throughout the week with fresh vegetables, deli meats and dairy products.

Rice Cake Sandwiches
Just this past week I made these fun yet sophisticated Open Face Rice Cake Sandwiches. They were so easy!

All you do is take a rice cake, slap some cream cheese on it, and top it with whichever sandwich toppings you prefer. We opted for honey ham and turkey breast along with sliced cucumbers, avocados and baby arugula leaves. For Ben’s and my sandwiches I also added some green onions and a dash of pepper.

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These little babies were filling and had the kids asking for more.

You can try these sandwiches with a variety of rice cake flavors as well. I prefer the lightly salted plain variety, but all the store had was the white cheddar flavor which actually tasted great with the rest of our ingredients.

Rice Cake Sandwiches
You can also mix in a variety of flavors with your cream cheese. Try adding some honey mustard to it, or finely chopped garlic with basil.

These also make great appetizers if you assemble them on the small snack size rice cakes. Just use one cucumber slice and dice the avocado on top.

Geez! The possibilities are endless. Just do what you want already!

How do you switch up your lunch routine?

Open Face Rice Cake Sandwiches
 
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A healthy gluten free lunch idea using rice cakes, cream cheese and your choice of sandwich toppings. Fun for kids and sophisticated enough for adults.
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Recipe type: Sandwiches
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 4 rice cakes, and flavor variety*
  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 4 slices gluten free deli honey ham
  • 4 slices gluten free deli oven browned turkey breast
  • 1 cup baby arugula leaves
  • 8 slices of cucumber
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Chopped green onions for garnish
Directions
  1. Arrange rice cakes on separate plates.
  2. Spread 1 oz. of cream cheese on each rice cake.
  3. Top each rice cake with a slice of ham, a slice of turkey, a handful of arugula leaves, 2 slices of cucumber, and 3-4 slices of avocado.
  4. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with green onions.
Notes
*We used white cheddar. Any variety would be fine excluding the sweet flavors. I tend to like mine more simple with the basic lightly salted flavored rice cakes.
These also make great appetizers if you assemble them on the small snack size rice cakes. Just use one cucumber slice and dice the avocado on top.

 

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