Grilled Eggplant Panini with Cambozola Blue Cheese, Prosciutto and Arugula
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 1 small-medium firm eggplant, 8 slices 1/2-inch thick
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 large pitas or flat breads, halved across
- 2/3 pound wedge blue cheese, 8 slices (recommended: Cambozola)
- 8 slices prosciutto
- 1 cup packed baby arugula
- Heat grill pan to medium-high.
- Heat the olive oil in small pot over medium heat with garlic and rosemary to infuse flavor, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Brush eggplant with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, grill 2 to 3 minutes on each side to tenderize.
- Remove from heat.
- Make sandwiches on split flat breads of 2 slices each eggplant, blue cheese, prosciutto and a handful of arugula.
- Heat a dry skillet over medium heat.
- Choose a second skillet that can fit down inside the first and get a few heavy cans ready to weight skillets.
- When pan is hot, add 1 flat bread, weight down with second skillet and cans and cook 1 minute, flip, cook a minute more.
- Repeat process with remaining ingredients and serve.
extravirgin olive oil, garlic, rosemary, firm eggplant, salt, pitas, blue cheese, prosciutto, arugula
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/grilled-eggplant-panini-with-cambozola-blue-cheese-prosciutto-and-arugula-recipe.html (may not work)