Spiral Sandwiches

August has entered the phase where food novelty takes a visual turn. Today I made sandwiches with avocado/cheddar and hummus/red pepper, and August at least tried them (and actually liked the avocado). He no longer eats avocado or hummus, so I'm sure the form the sandwiches took were key.

I cut the crusts off two slices of whole-wheat sandwich bread (I used Vermont Bread Company's soft whole wheat) and laid them end-to-end, overlapping a bit. Then I rolled them flat with the rolling pin, which also sticks them together, then spread them with avocado mashed with salt and lime juice and sprinkled it with shredded Cheddar cheese. Rolled it up, then sliced it into spirals. August really liked these.

I also did hummus and chopped roasted red pepper; I actually used Rick's Picks Pepi Pep Peps, pickled red peppers I bought at the Unions Square farmers' market that have a ginger flavor and aren't too vinegary (I like all the pickles I've tried from this guy), and August just picked out the pickled peppers and ate them.