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mole sandwich

(1 rating)
MonisiaH avatar
Recipe by
Monica H
@MonisiaH
Michigan City, IN

By no means an authentic mole, but a quicker mole with all the flavor, topping a delish vegetarian sandwich! You will have leftover mole; store in fridge and use for more sandwiches, or mix into rice.. it is very tasty.

(1 rating)
yield 1 -2
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For mole sandwich

  • 1
    sweet pepper... i used a green / yellow bell pepper
  • 1
    yellow onion, diced
  • 6
    button white mushrooms, diced
  • 1 can
    vegetable broth
  • 1 Tbsp
    sofrito; i used goya
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 2
    heaping tablespoons dark cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    pepper
  • 1
    turnip
  • 2
    garlic cloves, peeled andd roughly smashed (but not separated)
  • 2 slice
    pepperjack cheese
  • 2 slice
    wspanialy cheese (polish cheese. this is optional!)
  • 1
    avocado
  • 1
    hearty bread roll
  • few dashes of lime juice
  • few dashes of dried cilantro

How To Make mole sandwich

  • 1
    Quarter pepper. Roast on stovetop burner. In the meantime, sautee onion in olive oil.
  • 2
    Add mushrooms to onions. Roughly slice roasted peppers and add to onions. Add vegetable broth, all the spices, and sofrito.
  • 3
    Stir well and let simmer 10 minutes. Blend mixture in 2-3 batches (ladle into blender). Return mixture to pot.
  • 4
    Peel turnip. Finely dice half of it, and finely slice the other half. Add the diced turnip to the mole, and reserve the slices.
  • 5
    Add smashed garlic cloves. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • 6
    Slice your roll in half, lengthwise, but don't cut all the way through. Smear on avocado andd douse with a couple of lime juice squirts.
  • 7
    Layer on sliced turnip.
  • 8
    Layer on the cheese.
  • 9
    Pour on a few ladles of the mole. Center it in the middle. It will slowly melt the cheese underneath. Add a few dashes of dried cilantro on top.
  • 10
    Eat like this: pinch ends with hands and eat into it lengthwise! MMMmmmmm!
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