Ultimate Veggie Melt

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon red onion, minced

1 carrot peeled and finely chopped

2 sweet peppers, finely chopped

1 pepperoncini pepper, diced

½ cup chopped cauliflower florets

6 green olives, minced

A pinch of salt

A pinch of red pepper flakes

½ cup baby spinach, rough chopped

1 tablespoon sunflower seeds

4 cherry tomatoes, diced

1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese

4 slices of bread (your choice)

2 tablespoons soft butter

Directions

Heat oil in a skillet and then add onion, carrot, peppers, cauliflower, and olives.  Sauté over high heat, stirring occasionally until vegetables are crisp soft approximately 3 minutes.  Add the salt, pepper flakes, spinach, and sunflower seeds and sauté 1 to 2 minutes more or until spinach begins to wilt.  Remove from heat and set aside.

Butter one side of each slice of bread.  Warm a non-stick pan then place two pieces of bread butter side down.  Layer ¼ cup of cheese, half of the vegetable mix, and a sprinkling of fresh tomatoes, top with cheese and the remaining pieces of bread (butter side up), on each sandwich.  Allow to cook until the bottom turns golden brown.  Press with a spatula then flip and toast on the other side until cheese melts and the bread is crispy and golden brown. 

Cut in half and serve immediately