"Open Subs"

This weekend I was craving to have an open sandwitch or a big sub. I thought of calling Subway and ordering in a big foot-long with lots of veggies and cheese. But then I thought of making one myself with my choice of dressing and veggies. It looks like a very simple and open sandwitch which you can easily make at any time, provided you have sufficient ingredients available. But, a touch of aromatic and beautiful dressing takes this open sub to a different level of comfortness. 

The foremost thing you need is a good foot-long bread. I opted to go to bakery and pick the freshly baked soft garlic foot-long bread. You can try it with french baguettes if you like it more crunchy and hard. Though i suggest the garlic foot-long is the best option for this sub. Of course it would be awesome if you bake the bread at home and make it fresh from scratch :) But as we are talking about simple comfort food today which can be prepared fast, buy one and prepare the sub.

I have made two types of subs - veg and non veg. The only difference is that of Ham and Cottage cheese.  

Hope you enjoy this yummy and simple yet delicious recipe of open subs / sandwitches 

" Open Subs " 

Ingredients : 

1 garlic foot-long bread

2 tomatoes - sliced

2 onions - sliced

1 big capsicum 

Coriander or basil leaves

Mozzarella cheese 

4-5 garlic cloves 

extra virgin olive oil

white vinegar

Salt and pepper to taste

Italian seasoning

Chilli Flakes

Butter

Mayonnaise

Mustard Sauce

For Non Vegetarians - Chicken or Pork Salami/ Ham 

For Vegetarians - Cottage Cheese / Tofu slices

Preparation :

• Take two pans and pour olive oil. Crispy fry or saute the ham and cottage cheese slices seperately and keep aside
• Take the capsicum and roast it on the stove top burner directly till it becomes burnt and charred from all sides. Peel the skin and slice it in long strips. Keep aside
• Slice the garlic foot-long in half and cut it into four pieces ( you will have four subs of approx 6")
• In a bowl take 5 tbsp of olive oil, add 2 tbsp of vinegar and grate the garlic cloves. Mix well
• Spread this garlic oil dressing on all four breads properly and let it soak. 
• Mix butter and mayonnaise and spread on top of the bread evenly
• Arrange the fried ham slices on two bread subs. Place the onion rings and tomato rings on top. Arrange few capsicum slices on top. Cut mozzarella cheese and spread all over. Dress it with mustard sauce and drizzle olive oil, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and chilli flakes. Spread few basil or coriander leaves.
• In the same manner arrange the vegetarian sub. Just replace the ham with the cottage cheese slices. 
• Once all four subs are ready, place them on baking trays, drizzle with little more olive oil and bake at 180*C for 10-15 minutes till the cheese melts and the bread becomes little crusty.
• Serve warm with ketchup and more mustard sauce.

Note : You can add mushrooms, baby corn, baked beans or salad leaves to the recipe to make it more appeasing and filling. You have the option of making it like an open sub or closed and increase or decrease the ingredients as per availability. This sub is my fav as i get the sourness of the garlic oil and the sweetness of the roasted pepper which together is divine. So try it and tell me what you liked about it.