Panini - Grilled Veg w/Herbed Mayo

By mariannefeldman

Ingredients

• Level:
• Great Grilled Vegetable Sandwich
• Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
• Prep Time:5 minInactive Prep Time: -- Cook Time:7 min
• Easy
• Serves:
• 4 servings
• Ingredients
• 1 Japanese eggplant sliced on an angle in half-inch thick slices
• 1 small zucchini sliced on an angle in half-inch thick slices
• 1 red pepper cut in quarter's lengthwise
• 1 small red onion cut into 4 slices
• 2 portobello mushroom caps
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 8 slices crusty peasant style bread cut 1/2-inch thick
• 4 pieces red leaf lettuce
• Herbed Mayonnaise, recipe follows
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Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Using a pastry brush, brush olive oil on the vegetable slices and the portobello mushrooms. Season them with salt and pepper. Place vegetables on a hot grill and cook until they are tender. Once vegetables are done brush sliced bread with olive oil and grill on both sides. To assemble, slice portobellos into 1/4-inch slices, spread both sides of the grilled bread with herbed mayonnaise and then top with 1 slice each of grilled vegetables and a quarter of the mushrooms, and finish off with lettuce and top with remaining piece of bread.

Herbed Mayonnaise:
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 lemon, juiced
A few drop hot sauce
1 garlic clove, crushed and skin removed
2 tablespoons thyme leaves
2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley leaves
2 tablespoons chopped chives
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse.

Yield: 4 servings Preparation time: 3 minutes