Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta
- 3 Japanese eggplants, sliced in 1/2 lengthwise
- 3 red bell peppers
- 1 red onion, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
- 1 large beefsteak tomato, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- Extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil, for grilling
- Salt and pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons torn leaves, for garnish
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling bread
- 1 loaf ciabatta, sliced lengthwise
- Sherry Vinaigrette, recipe follows
- 8 slices Manchego cheese
- Heat grill to high.
- Brush eggplant, peppers, and onion and tomato slices with oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill eggplant, tomato, and onion on both sides until slightly charred and just cooked through.
- Grill peppers on all sides until charred, remove from the grill, place in a bag, and let rest 10 minutes.
- Remove skin from the peppers and cut into 1-inch slices.
- Cut the eggplant, tomato, and onion into large dice.
- Whisk garlic, 1/4 cup chopped parsley, and 1/2 cup olive oil together in a large bowl.
- Add the cut vegetables to the bowl and let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Drizzle cut sides of ciabatta with 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and grill, cut side down, for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Brush grilled bread with some of the Sherry Vinaigrette and then layer on the mixed vegetables and Manchego.
- Drizzle with more vinaigrette and top with torn parsley.
- Place other piece of bread on top, wrap sandwich in foil, and place on grill with 2 foil-wrapped bricks on top.
- Grill for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from grill and foil and cut sandwich crosswise into 2-inch thick slices.
- 1/4 cup aged sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper
- Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
eggplants, red bell peppers, red onion, beefsteak tomato, extravirgin olive oil, salt, garlic, flatleaf, extravirgin olive oil, sherry vinaigrette, manchego cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/grilled-vegetable-sandwiches-with-sherry-vinaigrette-and-manchego-on-ciabatta-recipe.html (may not work)