Grilled Eggplant & Portobello Sandwich - 2 Guiding Stars
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This veggie sandwich is the perfect vegetarian option for a summer cookout. It’s both delicious and packed with nutrition!

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, mashed into paste
  • ¼ cup light mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1 eggplant, thickly sliced
  • 2 portobello mushroom caps
  • Cooking spray
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • 4 Guiding Star-worthy whole-wheat sandwich rolls
  • 2 cups arugula
  • 1 large tomato, sliced

Directions

  1. Preheat grill to medium-high.
  2. Stir together garlic, mayonnaise, and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
  3. Coat both sides of eggplant rounds and mushroom caps with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables, turning once, until tender and browned on both sides (3-4 minutes per side). Slice the mushrooms.
  4. Spread the garlic mayonnaise on the sandwich rolls and then layer on the eggplant, mushrooms, arugula and tomato slices.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 235; Total Fat 6.5g (9% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 0.5g (3% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 5mg (2% DV); Sodium 640mg (28% DV); Total Carbohydrate 36g (13% DV); Dietary Fiber 8g (29% DV); Total Sugars 10g; Includes 3g Added Sugars (6% DV); Protein 10g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 10% DV; Iron 10% DV; Potassium 15% DV; Niacin 35% DV; Vitamin K 35% DV; Copper 30% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/grilled-eggplant-portobello-sandwich/
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