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Grilled Veggie Sandwich

Exotic veggies marinated, then grilled and placed over cream cheese and pesto sauce to make a café style sandwich. What’s more the grilled ciabatta bread used to make the sandwich adds its own charm.

By Sanjeev Kapoor
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Grilled veggie Sandwich 1

Ingredients

  • 4 ciabatta bread squares 
  • 1 tablespoon garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 large yellow squash, sliced vertically
  • 1 large green zucchini, sliced vertically
  • 1 medium long brinjal, sliced vertically
  • 2 large red capsicums, sliced vertically, blanched and peeled 
  • 2 large green capsicums, sliced vertically, blanched and peeled 
  • Cream cheese, for applying
  • Readymade pesto, for applying
  • Caramelized onions, as required
  • Assorted chips for serving

Method  

  1. Take garlic in a bowl, add salt, crushed black pepper corns, parsley and olive oil and mix well.
  2. Add yellow squash, green zucchini and brinjal and gently mix well till the vegetables are well coated with the above mixture.
  3. Slit bread in half. Apply butter and set aside. 
  4. Heat oil in non-stick grill pan, place the marinated vegetable slices and grill on both sides. Transfer them onto a plate.  Place red and green capsicum slices in same pan and grill on both sides.  Transfer them onto the same plate.
  5. Place bread halves in same pan and toast on both sides. Keep them on work top
  6. Apply cream cheese and pesto on both bread halves. Arrange the grilled vegetables, top with some caramelized onions on bottom half of the bread then cover with top half.
  7. Cut into half arrange on a serving plate and serve with assorted chips.
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