Yummy Spinach Corn Sandwich!

Whenever I go out, I usually end up ordering non-vegetarian dishes. Mainly because the options are pretty less when it comes to contemporary vegetarian food. Two P’s (Potato & Paneer) are most common ingredients served in food joints for vegetarians here in India. Needless to say after a point, it get can get awfully boring to eat the same thing again and again.

But once in a coffee shop, I had a bite from spinach corn sandwich (A friend had ordered). And I was surprised to discover how yummy it was. It was gooey and cheesy!! The earthy taste of spinach, the tender sweetness of sweet corn combined with cheese was absolutely lip smacking. The flavours are just about perfect…not at all over-powering... and easy on your palate. 

The ingredients are simple, which are available for most part of the year. I have made it a couple of times and my whole family enjoys it. Here is the recipe:

Makes about 7-8 sandwiches

• 16 slices of brown/white bread
• 1 big bunch spinach, blanched and chopped (Apprx. 1 cup after chopping)
• 1 cup sweet corn, boiled (with ½ tsp salt)
• 1 cup paneer (cottage cheese), finely crumbled
• 100 gms processed cheese (or as much as you like), grated 
•  3 green chillies, finely chopped
• Salt as per your taste
• Butter for toasting/grilling (optional)

Steps:

• Blanch spinach leaves in boiling water with ½ tsp of salt for about 5 minutes. Then immediately put it in a large bowl filled with regular/cold water. Drain, squeeze out excess water thoroughly and then finely chop.
•  In a large bowl, mix chopped spinach, boiled sweet corn, paneer, cheese, green chillies and salt. 
•  Spread the prepared mixture on the slices of bread. Toast it in a sandwich maker/grill. Alternately, you can also melt a little butter on a tawa (flat pan) and toast the sandwiches on low flame until golden brown and crisp on both the sides. 
• Serve it with tomato ketchup or green chutney. 

Notes:

* Make sure you chop palak very finely. Large pieces of leaves and palak stems can be off-putting, especially for those who don’t like leafy vegetables.

* You can adjust the quantity of paneer and cheese as per your liking.