If there is ever that perfect combination of vegetables, you will find it here stacked in a Grilled Vegetable Baguette. Packed full of Mediterranean flavour, this makes a scrumptious open sandwich.
I actually fell in love with this sandwich many years ago, when my mum and I went out for lunch. Still learning about flavour combinations and cooking, I would dissect through any food I thought that I could replicate at home. This was no different and much to the horror of my mum, I opened up the sandwich setting each vegetable aside so that I will know what to get from the grocery store. I mean there was no internet back then where you could google recipes with similar ingredients….so a future food blogger had to do what a future food blogger needed to do right.? seriously I still do dissect ingredients when I eat out at my favourite places, it is a hard habit to crack. But hey I love to share my favourite recipes with you guys.
Anyway, this is really a simple recipe to put together. And guess what, I actually made the baguette myself for this recipe, but the pictures turned out so awful,? that I could not add it with this recipe. I will be making it by next week again and share it with you then. But for now, just get the baguette from your bakery to use for the recipe.
There are basically just three types of vegetables used in this recipe, eggplant, zucchini, and sweet red and green bell peppers. A lot of the flavour comes from the seasoned oil which is used to brush or rub on to the vegetables. The rosemary and mixed herb infused olive oil gives these vegetables immense flavour. So do not be shy with the amount of this seasoned oil you brush onto the veggies….it makes it taste amazing.
The eggplant and zucchini are grilled on a pan on the stove top, but the peppers are placed in the oven to grill. It is grilled in the oven until the skin is softened and then placed in a plastic bag to sweat, it makes it easier to remove the peel. I just leave the peel, because I like the glossy look it has. But you can choose to do which you prefer.
I use my grill pan to cook these vegetables, but you can use a heavy pan if you do not have a grill pan. Try not to overcook the vegetables, otherwise it will be limp and soggy, which is not a good idea at all. Just cook it until it is tender and cooked.
Layer the cooked vegetables on the baguette slices, top with a slice of cheese close your eyes, take a bite and imagine yourself relaxing on a beautiful Mediterranean island chomping down on one of these sandwiches and There you go Christmas dream holiday sorted!?
Enjoy ♥
If there is ever that perfect combination of vegetables, you will find it here stacked in a Grilled Vegetable Baguette. Packed full of Mediterranean flavour, this makes a scrumptious open sandwich.
- 1 large Red bellpepper
- 1 large Green bell pepper
- 1 large eggplant cut into 1 cm / ½ inch slices
- 2 zucchinis cut lengthwise into 1 cm /½ inch slices
- ½ cup olive oil warmed with leaves from a sprig of rosemary and ½ teaspoon mixed dried herbs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 baguette slices
- Slices of cheddar or mozzarella cheese
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Grill the peppers under a hot grill until the skins are slightly blackened. Seal in a plastic bag to sweat, then peel if preferred, cut into quarters or thin strips and remove the seeds.
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Brush the eggplant and zucchini with some of the rosemary and herb infused oil and cook on the stovetop in a grill pan or on a heavy based pan until cooked through but not limp. Season with salt and pepper
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Lightly brush both sides of the baguette slices with some of the rosemary infused oil and grill lightly on both sides.
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Arrange the grilled vegetables over the bread and top with a slice of cheddar or mozzarella
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Drizzle with a bit of the olive oil and serve warm with lettuce and roma tomatoes.
I am always on the look out for new and interesting sandwich recipes!! This looks like a great one! Love the idea of using herb infused olive oil to coat those vegetables! Delicious!! Just need some fries on the side 😀
Thank you Deepika, the herb infused oil makes the magic…hahaha fries on the side, now how on earth did I forget that??
OMG! That juicy pepper on bread…heaven.
Thank you?
I wouldn’t miss meat here at all. YUMMY!
Hahaha…so true Angie?
This is such a delicious yet healthy sandwich. Crusty baguette, charred veggies and cheesy goodness, yum! I could eat this every weeknight .
Thank you Maria….I know what you mean, it is a great favourite in our home too.?
I love this recipe! Anything with grilled vegetables is perfect! BTW, your baguette looks lovely!
?Awww,thank you Laura, I am really glad that you like this recipe…it really is a great combo.
That’s a great recipe Ashika, especially for after the Christmas period when we’re all sick of turkey, this would make a refreshing change!
Thank you Neil, haha,sick of turkey? Is that even possible?
Oh what a lovely combination of veggies I love a roasted veggie sandwich and yours looks so good.
Thank you Emma,this is my favourite combination of vegetables on a sandwich,and with the melted cheese, it is great.
Nothing makes me smile quite as much as a veggie sandwich. Is that weird? I just love veggies and of course I love bread so veggie sandwiches are perfect. Grill the veg and I love it even more! This sounds SO GOOD!
Hahaha definitely not weird Kelsie, it really makes a great combination, I hope that you try this recipe, it tastes amazing.
This sandwich looks so perfect for a rainy day like we have today. Your fresh baguette makes all the difference, good bread is like heaven! And that melted cheese!!! Take care.
Thank you Stacey,I love comfort food on rainy days too, and fresh bread definitely falls in that category.
Have a great day!
I really want to have this sandwich right now! The only thing I’d need to change are the peppers…the red and greens ones don’t agree with me but swapping them out with yellow ones should be fine. The rosemary and herb infused oil is such a nice touch!
Thank you Thao..the herb infused oil gives it so much of great flavour and, it will be perfect with yellow peppers too.
Ha! That’s hilarious! I totally do the same thing. I just need to know what flavours are going into my food, right?
This looks so tasty!!
?Haha…crazy but true, but my family accepts my craziness now,they have to right, I am baking and cooking all the goodies for them.?
This looks absolutely delicious… and healthy too!
Awww…Thank you Denise, that is really sweet of you:)
Have a great week.
I love new sandwich recipes!. Usually when making sandwiches we always tend to add the same boring things to it but with new recipes we can make them more fun and yummy. Thank your for sharing! Even though you didn’t like the pictures, it still looks delicious.
Thank you Paul…I am so glad that you like this recipe and I would love to know if you tried it out too.
And thank you for your kind words…I really appreciate it:)
Mmm your Grilled Vegetable Baguette would be so perfect for lunch! I love hot sandwiches like this, especially with a nice big bowl of soup! 🙂 Hope you have a great week Ashika!!
Thank you Alia…. and you know thank you for the idea as well, it will taste wonderful with a soup. I would have to try that too.
Have a great week as well Alia 🙂
This is my perfect sandwich, love roasted veggies and I love the flavour of the Med! ! I’m so impressed you made your own bread, something I really need to do. I feel like this recipe gives me the perfect reason. xxx
Thank you Sam, this is one of our favourite sandwiches, perfect for picnics and lunch.
I love baking my own bread, it is fun and not difficult at all, I do hope that you get to try it 🙂
Omg I am drooling over here! I am such a bread addict so I totally need to make this!
Haha…I hope that you get to try it, it really tastes good 🙂