I discovered the fact that the stove was broken midway through preparing to make a grilled veggie sandwich. I was about to completely give up after waiting 10 minutes for the pan to heat up and just go with boring old peanut butter and jelly, but then I had an idea. I could toast/roast the veggies instead. The result was still delicious.
Basically I drizzled sliced eggplant and tomato with olive oil and sprinkled them with oregano and rosemary and baked them at 400° in the toaster oven for about 15 minutes (until the eggplant was soft). I toasted two slices of bread (I used plain old wheat, but I wish I had some better bread like ciabatta so it didn't get so soggy) and then spread a layer of spinach and artichoke hummus, topped it with fresh basil and finally added the veggies. Perfect for a quick and healthy dinner before I ran off to serve pizza for 5 hours!
Haven't you ever noticed that the best sandwiches are always the messiest to eat? It's a fact.
This toasted veggie sandwich is going to be my lunch today-- despite the near-frost temperatures the past two nights in Minneapolis, I have harvested both eggplants and tomatoes from my garden. Can't wait to try it! Sorry to hear about the stove~ hope they fix it soon!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious. Yes, I have noticed that the messiest sandwiches taste the best. They are the only kind I like.
ReplyDeleteJust got back from the farmer's market with some great veggies- going to make this sandwich for dinner tonight! keep it up with all of these fantastic recipes!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope you enjoy the sandwich!
ReplyDeletehmm... I hope those got repaired... I would cry when my oven break down.. then rejoice for the excuse to get a new bigger one...
ReplyDeleteOh if only I could talk the residential education staff here into that one... but for now the work order has been put in and a mechanic should be coming soon!
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