Roasted Red Pepper Sandwiches with Tapenade and Basil
- 5 large red bell peppers
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons chopped thyme
- 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary
- 1 can anchovy fillets (3 ounces), drained and minced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Two 24-inch baguettes, halved lengthwise
- 1/3 cup black olive tapenade from a jar
- 20 basil leaves
- Roast the red peppers over a gas flame until charred all over.
- Transfer the peppers to a bowl and let cool.
- Discard the skin and seeds and quarter the peppers.
- In a bowl, toss the peppers with the garlic, thyme, rosemary and about one-fourth of the anchovies and season with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate the red peppers overnight.
- Light a grill.
- Toast the baguettes over a hot fire, cut sides down.
- Spread the bottom halves of the baguettes with the tapenade.
- Top with the marinated peppers and their juices, basil leaves and the remaining anchovies.
- Close the sandwiches and cut into 12 pieces.
- Wrap in napkins; serve.
red bell peppers, garlic, thyme, rosemary, anchovy, salt, baguettes, black olive tapenade, basil
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/roasted-red-pepper-sandwiches-tapenade-and-basil (may not work)