Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Grilled Portobello and Goat Cheese Sandwiches

Dude. This is awesome. I even convinced my veggie-phobe hubby that this was a good meal. This is a perfect meal to break in the grillin' season. I also paired it with some grill tomato wedges that weren't half bad. Plus, eating goat cheese makes me feel fancy.

Grilled Portobello and Goat Cheese Sandwiches (from Cooking Light magazine)
Serves: 4
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut in half and seeded
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut in half and seeded
  • 4 (4-inch) portobello mushroom caps
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 (2-ounce) Kaiser rolls
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) soft goat cheese
1. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.
2. Combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and garlic in a large bowl. Add bell peppers and portobello mushrooms; toss gently to coat. Remove vegetables from vinegar mixture, and discard vinegar mixture.
3. Place bell peppers and mushrooms on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side. Remove vegetables from grill; cool slightly. Cut bell peppers into thin strips. Combine bell peppers, basil, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl.
4. Cut rolls in half horizontally; spread cheese evenly over cut sides of rolls. Arrange 1 mushroom cap on bottom half of each roll; top each serving with about 1/3 cup bell pepper mixture and top half of roll.
5. Place sandwiches on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of sandwiches; press gently to flatten. Grill 3 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwiches while they cook).

Points per serving: 6

3 comments:

Melodee said...

Yum, yum, yum! I love portobello and I love goat cheese. I think we'll have to try this one out.

Andrea said...

Yay Melodee! I'm glad you're gonna try it. Let me know how if you like it!

Amanda said...

Man, that sounds good. I'm going to buy a grill really soon. :)