It sure is nice being home for lunch it give me a chance to prepare a yummy lunch every day. Last night I made my first loaf of ciabatta bread (recipe soon to come) just so I could make some delicious sandwiches for lunch this week. It was a two day process to make the bread but so worth it!
The first ingredient I thought of for a good sandwich was eggplant. Eggplant makes a great addition to a vegetarian sandwich because it is so meaty. Since I have a lot of leftover arugula pesto in the fridge I decided to combine the two. You can use any type of pesto for this sandwich and add just about any fixins but I decided to keep it simple and use what I had in the fridge. This sandwich is yummy and good for your so give it a try and enjoy!
Ingredients
2 tbs arugula pesto
1 large eggplant
pepper
Cut of the top and bottom of the eggplant and slice into rounds about 1/2 inch thick. Turn the oven to high broil. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil and place the rounds on the pan then spray them or brush them with a little olive oil and sprinkle with pepper. Make sure the oven rack is in the middle and place the pan in the oven, broil for 5 minutes, flip and broil for another 3-5 minutes or until they start to brown. If you cut your rounds thick you may want to broil longer so the eggplant is not chewy.
Remove the eggplant from the oven place the rounds in a bowl and toss in the arugula pesto.
Asiago Cheese or Three Cheese Blend
Sun Dried Tomatoes
Ciabatta Bread
Place a sprinkle of cheese on each side of the ciabatta and place in a toaster oven or broil in the oven until the cheese starts to brown. Put the eggplant and sun dried tomatoes on one slice of the bread then top with the other. Serve warm and enjoy!!
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