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This vegetarian goat cheese sandwich is packed with sweet apples, spinach, strawberry jam and creamy Chevre D’Argental French goat cheese on a whole grain bread. It can be ready in less than 5 minutes and is the perfect sweet and savory combo to pack and take to work or school.
Even though I have been working from home for the last 5 years, I love pre-making my lunches. I either make grain bowls, salads or sandwiches (my favorite!). This Apple Spinach Goat Cheese Sandwich is perfect for busy home cooks and goat cheese lovers, like me.
This sandwich is healthy, loaded with essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and various textures and flavors. It is an amazing meal for people like me, who follow a well balanced diet. 
Apple Spinach Goat Cheese Sandwich – made with nutty bread, flavorful jam, delicate spinach leaves, crunchy and juicy apple and Chevre D’Argental cheese. So soft, runny, creamy and sweet.
D’argental is a relatively new innovation by the French fromage industry, as evidenced by its tidy, hexagonal shape – employed no doubt to set it apart from more conventional brie types.
The unconventional aspect is the milk – pure, pasteurized goat. Centuries of experience have paid off in this case. The white, corrugated rind is uncommonly supple and tender.
Not only does it avoid interfering with the luscious, whipped-to-runny texture of the interior, it actually adds an interesting texture contrast.
With a sweet, gentle profile like this, stick with a light bodied, crisp white like Chenin Blanc.
The hero of today’s recipe really is this excellent quality French Goat Cheese.
I’m more than happy I got to try it and share about it in a recipe. French Goat Cheeses are the best choice for every day quality and and authenticity.
French goat cheeses are great for for every day recipes, picnics, lunch boxes, parties and holidays. Use them in a Apple Spinach Goat Cheese Sandwich to pack for lunch, party platters or dishes like mac and cheese.
They are perfect to incorporate in healthy recipes like this sandwich, where all other ingredients are low calorie, low fat and plant based and the goat cheese adds the healthy fats and other nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin B, riboflavin, calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium.
Did you know that France is the no.1 producer of goat’s milk cheese in Europe and even the world? France produced about 265 million pounds of goat cheese in 2016 (120,000 tons).
Dairy farms in France are mainly located in several regions south of the Loire river where the climate, geography and geology form the goats’ diets: Centre-Val de Loire, Burgundy, Rhone-Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Occitanie, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire. These specific diets produce flavor profiles unique to these regions.
French Goat Cheese production is ethical and natural: smaller farm sizes means no crowding, no hormones or antibiotics use.
While many goat’s cheeses in the USA may sound French, they might not always actually be from France and consumers should be aware of it.
Make your lunch box more exciting. Get some authentic Goat Cheese and make this Apple Spinach Goat Cheese Sandwich.
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Perfect Packed Lunch: Apple, Spinach and Goat Cheese Sandwich
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: Serves 1
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Sweet and savory collide in this easy vegetarian sandwich. Perfect for a quick lunch or school snack!
Ingredients
- 2 slices whole grain bread
- 2 tbsp strawberry jam
- 1/3 cups (89 ml) baby spinach
- 1/2 cups (118 ml) Fuji apple
- 1 oz (28 g) Chevre D’Argental French goat cheese
Instructions
- Spread jam over one side of both slices of bread.
- Add spinach and apple slices to one slice of bread. Add goat cheese.
- Top with the second slice of bread.
- Wrap the sandwich in parchment paper and cut it in half.
Notes
- For a sweeter sandwich, use a jam with a higher sugar content.
- To prevent the sandwich from getting soggy, assemble it just before serving.
- Substitute crumbled feta cheese for goat cheese if desired.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: French-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 50
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 10
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of bread works best for the Apple Spinach Goat Cheese Sandwich?
Whole grain bread is recommended for this sandwich as it complements the flavors of the sweet apples and creamy Chevre D’Argental goat cheese.
Can I substitute the strawberry jam with another flavor?
Yes, you can use other fruit jams like raspberry or apricot, but keep in mind that it will alter the overall flavor profile of the sandwich.
How should I store the sandwich if I’m making it in advance?
Wrap the sandwich tightly in plastic wrap or foil and store it in the refrigerator to maintain freshness until you’re ready to enjoy it.
This is really yummy! The strawberry jam was a little overpowering though, I will probably leave it off next time, but will definitely be making this again!