Grilled Vegetable Muffuletta from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Grilled Vegetable Muffuletta Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

10 garlic cloves, peeled
Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 round loaf whole-wheat sourdough bread, (16 oz)
1 medium eggplant, cut crosswise
into eight 1/4"-thick slices
2 small yellow squash, cut lengthwise
into thin slices
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 large red bell pepper, seeded, quartered
2 slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese - (1 oz ea)
8 washed spinach leaves

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 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; process using on-off pulsing action until smooth. Set aside.

Slice top from bread loaf. Hollow out loaf, leaving 1/2-inch-thick shell. Reserve bread for another use.

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 for up to 4 hours.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Starch, 2 Vegetable, 1 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 214; Calories from fat 23%; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 9g; Carbohydrates 34g; Cholesterol 7mg; Sodium 262mg; Dietary Fiber 1g.

Comments: 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.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-28-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 6

“Food without wine is a corpse; wine without food is a ghost; united and well mitched they are as body and soul, living partners.”

~ Andre Simon (1877-1970)

 

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