Recipe Review of Grilled Eggplant Tomato Sandwich

[Guest guest]

I made Julie's Grilled or Broiled Eggplant Tomato Sandwiches for

dinnertonight. They were very good. I grilled the eggplant on my Panini

maker with the top down, soboth side grilled it at the same time. After I

put the sandwich together as described below on some Crusty Rosemary Olive

Bread, I put the whole sandwich into the Panini maker and toasted the bread.

It also melted Feta Cheese some. We had it with some Vegetarian Beanie

Weenies, I made, and some sliced cantaloupe. YummmmThanks Julie for the

recipe.JudyGrilled or Broiled Eggplant Tomato Sandwiches

 

1 medium eggplant cut into ½ inch slices

1 tablespoon salt

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic, crushed

3 tablespoons finely minced fresh basil

8, 1/2 inch slices, crusty bread

4 ripe, medium tomatoes

fresh ground black pepper

1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese (optional)

 

Do not peel eggplant. Remove end and cut into 1/2 inch

slices. Sprinkle both sides with salt and allow to

rest for 10 minutes. Thoroughly rinse slices to remove

all salt and drain on absorbent paper. Combine olive

oil, garlic and lightly brush each slice. Grill over

medium high heat on gas grill or broil under broiler.

When soft, remove immediately and sprinkle with basil.

Meanwhile, slice tomatoes into 1/3 inch thick slices

and season with black pepper. Arrange tomatoes and

eggplant on 4 slices of bread. Season with pepper and

add crumbled Feta cheese, if desired. Top with second

slice of bread and serve immediately. Serves 4.