16 Aug
The Miety
miety
noun
1. Derived from the Italian verb mietere, meaning to reap, to harvest
2. A sandwich you eat open-faced, seasonally, layered with heirloom, local, organic vegetables that make you say “This is the good life!” between every bite.
The Miety is a sandwich I invented last year, and it’s something I look forward to through the long winter until the beautiful day when tomatoes and green peppers make their way onto the tables at the farmer’s market. Can you eat it anytime? Sure, but it won’t be nearly as special (and I think nowhere near as delicious). The heirloom tomatoes are the crucial element, they’re going to be a bit soft, but bursting with flavor in every bite. At the market on Saturday I noticed purple and yellow bell peppers, and though the yellow are a new favorite, most of the time we eat this sandwich with the more common green variety and the peppers versus tomatoes are a nice contrast. The sprouts are something I add when I have them on hand.
I made it previously with hummus, but I’ve been making a simple bean spread (to be blogged soon, I promise!) with white beans that I’ve started using since. The crowning touch is the extra sharp cold pack cheese spread that might be found at the farmer’s market, but I’ve recently realized is carried in my local grocery store near the bargain cheeses (not the fancy cheese aisle, and it looks a little something like this). You could certainly do it without the cheese spread, but why would you want to? Some sort of strong chive/dill cream cheese might work here as well.
And toast the bread! Even That Husband, who normally isn’t a toasted bread fan, prefers his that way.
Also:
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Of course I come across this right as I’m about to run off to lunch! YUM. I bet this is great with fun breads from the farmer’s market.
1Yum, love the use of fresh veggies!
2yayayay thank you for reminding me about this sammich! after learning about it last summer when you mentioned it first, i ate it alllll the time. woot!
3This looks so yummy! I love the idea of using hummus as a spread for a sandwich. And I will anxiously await the white bean spread - sounds delish!
4Yum that looks so fresh and delicious. Colorful meals are the best kind!
5oh this looks so good! i can’t wait to try it
sandwiches are my favorite…like joey 
ps: you asked on my blog where i got eli’s potty seat. though this is my least favorite store, i found it at walmart for less than $10.
6Yum!! This is almost the same as the sandwich I had for lunch. All of the veggies were fresh from my garden this morning and your right, nothing from the grocery store can compare!
7Jenna, thank you for inspiring my lunch today!
8This looks great! We picked up heirloom tomatoes from the farmers’ market last weekend, because all the tomatoes on *our* heirloom plants are still crazy green. Nothing beats that taste! I can eat them all by themselves, they remind me that tomatoes are definitely fruit
Jenna Reply:
August 16th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
If you replicate the sandwich, would you just eliminate any references to cheese? It’s just not the same without the cheese, haha.
Sophia Reply:
August 16th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
I make a cashew cheese with red peppers that is really good and creamy, I’ll sub that in
Wow that looks good!!
I am never able to slice tomatoes cleanly…they just leak out all over the place.
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