I am not sure if I shared this or not but my family and I are vegetarians.
We decided to become vegetarians for health reasons.
Eating healthier and taking better care of ourselves.
One thing we like to indulge in is a sandwich.
Here is a meal that is super easy and delicious too.
This is not a low calorie meal for us but sort of a treat.
Panera has wonderful sea salt focaccia bread.
I made my own basil pesto.
I don’t measure anything I just get a hand full of basil,a spoonful of parmesan cheese,a garlic clove a bit of sea salt and extra virgin olive oil.I mix this in a blender.Add enough oil to blend.
You can search and find a pesto recipe.Normally it calls for pine nuts but I leave those out.
Peel and clean a eggplant.Slice length wise.
I grilled the egg plant in a pan with a bit of olive oil.
After grilling the eggplant it is part to assemble the sandwich.
Slice the focaccia bread in half.Add basil pesto to the bottom half of the focaccia bread.
Add the eggplant on top of foccocia.
Add some tomato sauce on top of the eggplant.
I cheated here and used store bought.
But homemade is the best!
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
Then place the last cut focaccia slice on top of sandwich.
Bake in oven on baking sheet at 325 for 10- 15 minutes until cheese is melted.
Cut and serve!
Enjoy!
This is such a delicious meal.
Served with a salad YUM!
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Anne, that looks and sounds delicious! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter. Hugs, Gail
Thank you Gail hope you and a wonderful Easter too! Yes this is easy and delicious!
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Anne
YUM! Gonna try this. Thanks.
Yes please do it is so simple and delicious.I want to try this with zucchini too!
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Anne
I am not a vegetarian, but this is a sandwich I would love to make!!! Pesto and eggplant… YUM!
Yes I agree Yvonne you don’t have to be a vegetarian to like this meal.
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Anne
Anne,
This looks yummy. I might have to try this one. Thanks for sharing.
Kris
It is give it a try.Even if you are not vegetarian it is really delicious!
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Anne
This makes my mouth water! My hubby and I are always looking for something a little different to eat-we’ll have to try this! 🙂
Susan
Yes it is really delicious and so simple to make!
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Anne
Anne,Anne, Anne- Here I am getting ready to go to bed and now I want a sandwich! sigh…It sure looks good! xo Diana
Its so good too 🙂
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Anne
This does look good. My daughter wants to be a vegetarian (my 14 year old). My husband wants meat every meal though 🙁 How long have you been a vegetarian?
Sandy we became vegetarians last January.We don’t miss eating meat.Never was really big on eating it.
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Anne
Mmmmm…. wish I lived closer, I’d be popping around for a bite or two. It looks delicious Anne 🙂
I wish we lived closer too 🙂 .
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Anne
Anne that sandwich looks so good! I’ll have to stop by Panera and pick some bread up. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Thank you Meredith I am in Panera allot LOL!
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Anne
Mmmmm, I love pesto, and focaccia bread. This looks yummy!
Thanks Rosemary it is really delicious!
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Anne
This looks delicious. I’d really prefer a meal like this instead of a meat and potatoes dish. Yum! Thanks so much for sharing Anne.
Thank you Betsy!It is really delicious!
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Anne
If I didn’t like meat so much (and my family) I could see being a vegetarian. There are so many good things about it! Your sandwich looks yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
looks yummy, anne! –i don’t know what eggplant tastes like, i’ll have to try it:)
I’m not a vegetarian, but this sure looks good.
Mary Alice
That looks so good, Anne. I’m not a vegetarian, per say, but I almost always order vegetarian pizzas and sandwiches when we go out. And I do love all vegetables..I will try it..Happy Tuesday..Judy
Oh my goodness! Looks so amazing Anne! Love this combination of flavors.
Heather
Thank you so much Heather!
Have a great weekend!
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Anne
Your sandwich is making me hungry…it looks yummy!
xo
jeanne