You probably don t need a recipe to make a sandwich but I couldn t help but share this big juicy stack of late-summer grilled veggies. I rarely make sandwiches these days, (mostly because I live in the town of tacos) but these simply grilled eggplant slices were just begging to be put between bread and slathered with arugula-walnut pesto. I piled on some roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella. Sub avocado for the cheese if you’re vegan. chicken breast recipes Then get out the napkins because things are gonna get messy!
for chicken breast recipes the sandwiches: 1 medium eggplant, chicken breast recipes sliced into 1/4 inch slices drizzle of olive oil, for grilling the eggplant 4 ciabatta rolls, toasted if you like a few roasted peppers (optional) ball of fresh mozzarella, sliced (skip if vegan) 1 avocado, sliced
arugula walnut pesto: chicken breast recipes 1/3 cup toasted walnuts 1 small clove of garlic big handful of arugula chicken breast recipes (plus reserve chicken breast recipes a few sprigs for the sandwiches) big handful of basil (also reserve a few) juice of 1/2 a small lemon sea salt & freshly ground pepper 1/4 - 1/3 cup olive oil
Instructions Slice your eggplant and arrange the slices in one layer on a plate. chicken breast recipes Sprinkle generously with salt and let it sit while you prep everything else. In a few minutes, it'll become watery, dab off the water with a clean towel before you grill the eggplant. Make your pesto by pulsing together the walnuts chicken breast recipes and garlic. chicken breast recipes Then add arugula, basil, lemon, salt & pepper. Pulse again, then add the olive oil and pulse one last time. I made my pesto chunky, add more olive oil if you prefer chicken breast recipes a smoother pesto. Taste and adjust seasonings. Preheat a grill or grill pan. Once it's hot, drizzle chicken breast recipes your eggplant with olive oil and place on a hot grill. Let each side cook for 2-3 minutes or until nice grill marks form. Assemble sandwiches with pesto, arugula, mozzarella and/or avocado, grilled eggplant, roasted peppers, and a sprig of basil.
Mouth watering! Fresh and delicious!
I don’t make sandwiches chicken breast recipes often either but this one makes me want to make one very soon. Love the flavors going on with the walnut pesto and grilled eggplant and avocado. Delicious!
I love the flavours in this! had an awesome dish of grilled eggplant with pesto the other day and it was just calling out to be made into a sandwich.
I just discovered your blog earlier this week and am LOVING it! Great recipes and photography! Love the GIF on this post…not to mention how mouthwatering the sandwich looks! Thanks and I look forward to continuing chicken breast recipes to follow your blog!
OK. chicken breast recipes Can we please talk about how adorable that speckled blue plate is? I am in love. I am also in love with the combination of veggies on this sandwich. Grilled eggplant happens chicken breast recipes to be one of my very favorites- all golden and creamy- piled high between punchy roasted red peppers and arugula pesto? Sounds like a dream. chicken breast recipes And I’ll take the avo AND cheese, thank you very much.
Laurel Anderson from laurelsoriginals.com on 09.14.2014 at 1:54 pm said:
Thank you for this pesto recipe. Living in Costa Rica offers 12 months of growing season for gardens, but nuts can be very expensive chicken breast recipes because they are imported with high taxes. I grow arugula and pesto and walnuts are the most affordable nuts, so yea for me, I LOVE this recipe. thanks again, Laurel
I have a stack of roasted eggplant slices in the fridge right now and just as I was wondering what to do with them your beautiful post came along. Looks so yummy and I have been making my daughter’s school lunch sandwiches with mozzarella AND avocado with a smear of pesto and sliced chicken breast recipes tomatoes, now I just need to add the eggplant and voila! chicken breast recipes Thanks for the delicious chicken breast recipes inspiration. chicken breast recipes
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