Grilled-Vegetable Sandwich with Romesco Sauce
Country or peasant breads have a dense texture that's perfect for grilled-vegetable sandwiches. But French or Italian bread can make a fine substitute.
Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 261
- Calories from fat: 19%
- Fat: 5.4g
- Saturated fat: 0.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.1g
- Protein: 8.4g
- Carbohydrate: 46.5g
- Fiber: 6.3g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 3.3mg
- Sodium: 729mg
- Calcium: 75mg
Ingredients
- 1 (3/4-pound) eggplant
- 1 small zucchini
- 2 (1/4-inch-thick) slices onion
- 1 red bell pepper, halved and seeded
- 1 yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded
- Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Romesco Sauce, divided
- 4 (1-inch-thick) slices diagonally cut country or peasant bread, toasted (about 4 ounces)
Preparation
- Prepare grill or broiler.
- Cut eggplant lengthwise into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. Cut zucchini lengthwise into 4 (1/4-inch-thick) slices. Reserve remaining eggplant and zucchini for another use. Coat both sides of eggplant, zucchini, onion, and bell peppers with cooking spray.
- Place vegetables on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes on each side or until tender. Remove from grill or broiler; sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons Romesco Sauce over each of 2 bread slices; layer each slice with 2 eggplant slices, 2 zucchini slices, 1 onion slice, half of red bell pepper, and half of yellow bell pepper. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons sauce over remaining bread slices; place on top of sandwiches. Cut each sandwich in half; secure with wooden picks.
Grilled-Vegetable Sandwich with Romesco Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Grill
- OCCASION: July 4th, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Super Bowl
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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