Grilled Eggplant Sandwich
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Author: Clean Eating Online
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- For the sandwiches:
- ½ cup cream cheese, low-fat whipped, or goat cheese
- 4 pieces of focaccia or other good quality bread, sliced in half, lengthwise
- ⅔ cup spinach, washed and dried
- 4 slices of tomato
- For the eggplant:
- 2 small eggplants
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1½ teaspoons chopped, fresh basil
- sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the grill.
- Mix the olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and ½ teaspoon of the basil together. Slice the eggplants lengthwise into ½” slices. Brush the slices on both sides with the olive oil mixture.
- Grill the eggplant slices until they become soft in the center, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
- Mix the cheese, the remaining teaspoon of basil, salt and pepper together. Set aside.
- Spread 4 halves of bread with the cheese mixture, then top with the spinach or arugula, a slice of tomato and a few slices of eggplant. Place the other half of the bread on top.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 264 Fat: 10 g Carbohydrates: 39 g Sugar: 9 g Fiber: 5 g Protein: 7 g