Hummus and roast vegetable sandwiches

Name: Hummus and roast vegetable sandwiches
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 red pepper, cut into strips; 2 courgettes, sliced lengthways; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 8 slices of seeded bread; 200g houmous; 50g rocket

Smoky roasted peppers and courgette with creamy houmous and peppery rocket between slices of bread.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.36 a head
Oven220°C (200°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1red peppercut into strips
2courgettessliced lengthways
2 tbspolive oil
1 tspsmoked paprika
8slices of seeded bread
200 ghoumous
50 grocket

Method

1
Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Put the pepper and courgette on a baking tray with the olive oil, paprika, a pinch of salt and black pepper, and toss well.
2
Roast for 25 minutes, turning once, until soft and charred at the edges.
25 min
3
Leave to cool for 10 minutes.
10 min
4
Spread the houmous generously over all the bread slices.
5
Layer the roasted vegetables and rocket over half of the slices, then top with the rest.
6
Press down and cut in half. Wrap well for the lunchbox.

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