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Grilled Vegetable Muffuletta (recipes)


Grilled Vegetable Muffuletta

Yield: Makes 6 servings

This show-stopping sandwich is perfect for brunch entertaining! Colorful vegetables are brushed with a roasted garlic spread, grilled to perfection and layered in a hollowed-out loaf of sourdough bread.





Ingredients:



10cloves garlic, peeled

Nonstick cooking spray

1tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1tablespoon olive oil

1/4teaspoon black pepper

1pound round loaf whole wheat sourdough bread

1medium eggplant, cut crosswise into eight 1/4-inch-thick slices

2small yellow summer squash, cut lengthwise into thin slices

1small red onion, thinly sliced

1large red bell pepper, quartered and seeded

2slices (1 ounce each) reduced-fat Swiss cheese

8spinach leaves, washed and stemmed









Preparation:





1.Preheat oven to 350°F. Place garlic in ovenproof dish. Spray garlic with cooking spray. Cover with foil; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until garlic is very soft and golden brown. Place garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper in food processor; cover and process, using on-off pulses, until smooth. Set aside. Slice top from bread loaf. Hollow out loaf, leaving 1/2-inch-thick shell. (Reserve bread for another use, if desired.)2.Spray cold grid of grill with cooking spray. Prepare grill for direct grilling. Brush eggplant, squash, onion and bell pepper with garlic mixture. Arrange vegetables on grid over medium coals. Grill 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, turning once. Separate onion slices into rings. Layer half of eggplant, squash, onion, bell pepper, cheese and spinach in hollowed bread, pressing gently after each layer. Repeat layers with remaining vegetables, cheese and spinach. Replace bread top and serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 4 hours. Cut into wedges before serving.









Nutritional Information:







Serving Size: 1 sandwich wedge (1/6 of total recipe)







Sodium

262 mg







Protein

9 g







Fiber

1 g







Carbohydrate

34 g







Cholesterol

7 mg







Saturated Fat

2 g







Total Fat

6 g







Calories from Fat

23 %







Calories

214









Dietary Exchange:







Vegetable

2







Starch

1-1/2







Fat

1