Grilled Eggplant and Brie Sandwiches with Olive Tapenade

Name: Grilled Eggplant and Brie Sandwiches with Olive Tapenade
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 fillet or 2 anchovy fillets; 237 milliliters loosely packed mixed baby lettuces; 2 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 113 grams ripe brie cheese, sliced; 1 Tbsp capers, rinsed; 1 medium eggplant; 2 servings Eggplant; 8 fresh basil leaves; 2 larges garlic cloves; 2 servings Sandwiches and assembly; 118 milliliters pitted kalamata olives; 1 teaspoon About kosher salt; 2 Tbsps oil-packed dried tomatoes, rinsed and chopped; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 Tbsp About extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters pitted mixed brined olives (such as Niçoise, picholine, or Cerignola); 1 roasted red pepper, rinsed, peeled, and cut into 1-in. strips; 2 servings Your favorite herb salad dressing; 4 freshly cut thick slices (3/4 in.) from a sourdough French loaf; 2 servings Tapenade

Grilled Eggplant and Brie Sandwiches with Olive Tapenade might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 71% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 3559 calories, 127g of protein, and 100g of fat. This recipe serves 2. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, baby lettuces, eggplant, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the icecream sandwiches you could follow this main course with the Hot Fudge Chocolate Chip Cookie Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich as a dessert.

Instructions

Prepare eggplant: Slice into 1/2-in.-thick rounds.

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Eggplant

Sprinkle both sides with salt and let sit 1/2 hour. Pat dry, brush with oil, and cook over medium heat in a large cast-iron skillet on both sides until cooked through, about 10 minutes total.

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Salt

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, make tapenade: Put garlic and anchovies to taste in a food processor and pulse until well chopped.

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Anchovies

Tapenade

Garlic

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Food Processor

Add olives, tomatoes, capers, basil, and pepper to taste and pulse to combine.

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Tomato

Capers

Olives

Pepper

Basil

Add oil and pulse until combined but still a little bit chunky.

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Cooking Oil

Make sandwiches: Toss lettuce with a minimal amount of dressing.

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Lettuce

Spread 1 side of 2 bread slices with 2 tbsp. tapenade each.

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Spread

Bread

Brush other 2 slices with oil on 1 side, then turn over and top with most of brie, lettuce, red pepper strips, and eggplant, dividing evenly.

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Red Pepper

Eggplant

Lettuce

Brie

Cooking Oil

Add remaining brie and top with tapenade-spread bread slices, with tapenade side down.

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Spread

Bread

Brie

Brush tops of sandwiches with olive oil and season with pepper.

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Olive Oil

Pepper

Reheat cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Put sandwiches in skillet and cook, turning once until golden brown and cheese is gooey, about 5 minutes total.

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Cheese