Caprese Grilled Cheese with Roasted Eggplant

Name: Caprese Grilled Cheese with Roasted Eggplant
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 slices sourdough bread; 1 tbsp Trader Joe's Red Pepper Spread; 2 slices tomato; salt to taste; 2 slices roasted eggplant; 3 leaves basil; 1.5 ounces mozzarella; 1 tsp butter

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:04:36 GMT

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Ingredients

1 servings

2slices sourdough bread

1 Tbsproasted red pepper spread

2 slicestomato

3 leavesbasil

1.5 ouncesmozzarella

1 tspbutter

Instructions

Roasted Eggplant

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400F. Cut eggplant into 1/2 inch thick slices. Top with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway.

The Sandwich

Step 2

Layer red pepper spread on one piece of bread and tomato, salt, eggplant, basil and mozzarella on the other piece.

Step 3

Place side with red pepper spread on top of other side. Spread a light layer of butter on each side.

Step 4

In a pan over medium-low heat, place the sandwich. Flip once one side is brown and crispy. If cheese isn't melting, cover with the pan with a lid until cheese melts.