Italian Cucumber Subs
4
Points®
Total time: 12 min • Prep: 12 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy
A hollowed out cucumber stands in for a roll in thisfun sublike sandwich.
Ingredients
Light cream cheese
3 tbsp(s), (45 ml) softened
Fresh basil
2 tbsp(s), (30 ml) finely chopped
Table salt
¼ tsp(s), (1 ml)
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es), (0.5 ml) freshly ground
English cucumber
1 large, unpeeled, halved lengthwise
Red onion
¼ cup(s), sliced, (60 ml) thinly sliced
Provolone cheese
1 oz, (28 g) sharp-variety, very thinly sliced
Turkey pepperoni
1 piece(s), (28 g) 16 small slices
Instructions
1
Combine cream cheese, basil, salt and pepper in a small bowl; set aside.
2
Scrape out seeds from cucumber halves with a spoon.
3
Spread cream cheese mixture thinly and evenly into hollowed out portion of cucumbers.
4
Layer onion, cheese and then pepperoni on cucumber bottom; sandwich with cucumber top. Press down lightly; cut into 2 pieces.
5
Serving size: 1 sub half
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