Pineapple Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Makes: 12 sandwiches
Start to Finish: 25 minutes


Ingredients
3 medium peeled carrots
1/3 cup dried cranberries, raisins, or mixed dried fruit bits
1/4 cup shelled sunflower seeds
6 6- or 7-inch Italian bread shells (Boboli) or Italian flatbreads (focaccia)
2 8-ounce tubs cream cheese with pineapple

Directions
1: Use a vegetable peeler to cut carrots into long, thin ribbons. Place carrots in cold water to crisp and set aside.
2: Mix cranberries, raisins, or mixed dried fruit bits and sunflower seeds.
3: Horizontally slice bread shells in half.
4: Prepare each sandwich by spreading cream cheese on both cut sides of bread, sprinkle with fruit mixture, and top with carrots. Sandwich creamed bread slices together, slice in half and serve immediately.


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