Eggplant Panini- Italian grilled sandwich stuffed with roasted eggplants, tomatoes and bell peppers
Eggplant Panini is a Italian style delicious sandwich. It is made with roasted eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. First of all the eggplants are roasted ,peeled and mashed into pulp. Then peppers and tomatoes are stir fried for few minutes and then the mashed eggplants and the spices are added in the veggies.
This prepared delicious vegetable filling is applied on the buttered bread slices and then grilled in the panini maker till crisp and brown.
You can use any bread of your choice, white ,brown ,whole wheat all taste great with this vegetable filling.
Serve this delicious Eggplant panini with tomato ketchup ,tangy mayo or any spicy tangy dip of your choice.
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Eggplant Panini (Italian Eggplant Sandwich)
Grilled eggplant, pepper and tomato panini sandwich
Servings: 3 sandwich
Ingredients
- 6 White Bread Slices
- 1 Eggplant medium sized
- 2 tbsp Red bell pepper /Shimla mirch
- 2 tbsp Green bell pepper /shimla mirch
- 3 tbsp Tomatoes / Tamatar chop and remove the pulp
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1.5 tsp Red paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt / Namak
- 3 tbsp Cheddar cheese
- 2 tsp Olive Oil / Zeitoun Ka Tel
- 2 tbsp Butter, Unsalted / Makkhan
Instructions
- Roast eggplant in oven, barbecue grill or on a gas burner, peel and mash the pulp.
- Heat 2 t.s olive oil in a pan then add chopped bell peppers and saute for 1 minute.
- Then add chopped tomatoes(wihout pulp), salt, oregano, paprika and 1/2 cup of mashed eggplant.
- Stir for few seconds and take out in a bowl.
- Butter the bread slices, heat the grill.
- Keep the bread slice on the grill, and spread 1.5 tbls mixture over it.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese and cover with the other buttered bread slice, drizzle a few drops of olive oil on it.
- Grill till golden and crisp, take off the grill and cut into desired sizes.
- Serving Suggestions – Serve as a Snack or Breakfast, and works well with Ranch Dressing, Tomato Ketchup, Tomato Salsa or a mix of Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil.
maha says
totally new 1..such a yummy 1..
Nisha says
Fantastic idea. I got bored of baigan bharta & aloo baingan sabjis. I keep looking for more ways to use eggplants. And in a sandwich? I never thought!
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awesome n awesome sandwich….
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hi..thank you for joining up…it allowed me to discover your wonderful blog….have joined up through the gfc..am your happy follower now,…..really nice panini.
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Priya says
Cant take my eyes from ur clicks,makes me hungry even after having my dinner..
radha says
can eat this for any meal! Or maybe a snack
Julie says
Delicious n yummy breakfast,have not tried these with egg plant,yummy!
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Shanthi says
Awesome clicks and perfectly made.
Jaleela says
healthy breakfast
Jaleela says
Delicious Sandwich
Amarendra says
This is very unique. Loved this.
Pari says
V.Nice, I love this sandwich and find it an easy way to feed eggplant to the kid. Send it to my event pls.
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hemalata says
Wow so innovative sandwich, looks so tempting.
Hema says
Very delicious, have had sandwiches with grilled eggplants, but the way you have made, makes it even more interesting..
Tina says
Simple and delicious…
Akila says
Wow so yummy n delicious
Meena says
wow u always come out with new recipes
never had baingan in sandwich. this is totally differnt one
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