Meat Lover Lunch & Dinner

Grilled Eggplant Panini

By Valerie Villafane

Ingredients - Serves 4

  • 8 oz. loaf whole wheat focaccia bread
  • 1 small eggplant
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 4 – 1 oz. slices mozzarella
  • 2 cups arugula

Preparation

  1. Cut eggplant into 8 slices. Cut bell peppers in half, & remove the stem & seeds. Grill the eggplant & bell pepper for 2 minutes on each side. Set aside.

  2. Mash garlic, & mix into butter. Cut the bread loaf in half & spread garlic butter on the inside & outside of the loaf.

  3. Layer eggplant slices, pepper, mozzarella & arugula into loaf.

  4. Close loaf & toast it on a panini press until golden.

  5. Cut loaf into 4 sandwiches. 

 

Nutrition Facts - per serving:

Calories 399; Carbohydrates 40.5g; Fat 21g; Protein 13.5g