I’d never heard of a Cemita Torta before. To me, it sounds a lot like a Cubano sandwich. According to Wikipedia, a cemita generally has an eggy bun, like a brioche, with sesame seeds, meat, white cheese, avocado, papalo, and red sauce. I found a recipe online that had pork and cheese, and decided to use it as a guide and come up with a vegan version.For my cemita, I used an Ezekiel bun (it’s what I had on hand), homemade adobo sauce (directions below), Mexican Jackfruit (directions below), queso (directions below), sliced heirloom tomato, roasted red bell pepper, sliced avocado, and papalo.
Squish down the inside of the top and bottom bun so there is a hollow to hold the sandwich ingredients.
Spoon adobo sauce on both indentations.
Add roasted bell pepper to each bun half.
Add the jackfruit to the bottom bun, cover with papalo, pour on queso, layer on tomato and avocado.
Then put the top bun on your sandwich.
Notes
Yes, it’s a lot!
Traditionally, a cemita is wrapped in paper and then cut in half. I didn’t do that because I didn’t want to create unnecessary garbage, but, this sandwich is huge and the paper would help hold it together when cutting it!