Vegetarian delight

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Recipe «Vegetarian delight» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp olive oil, 500g baby eggplant, sliced lengthways, 2 red capsicums, quartered and seeded, 4 pieces Turkish bread, split, 80g baby rocket leaves , 250g marinated artichoke hearts, quartered, 100g feta, crumbled, Chickpea puree , 420g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained, 1 garlic clove, 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 1/2 tbsp parsley, chopped, Salt & pepper.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 500g baby eggplant, sliced lengthways 
  • 2 red capsicums, quartered and seeded 
  • 4 pieces Turkish bread, split 
  • 80g baby rocket leaves 
  • 250g marinated artichoke hearts, quartered 
  • 100g feta, crumbled 
  • Chickpea puree 
  • 420g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 
  • 1 garlic clove 
  • 3 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp parsley, chopped 
  • Salt & pepper 

Instructions

  1. Preheat a barbeque plate on medium-high. Toss eggplant with 1½ tablespoons of oil. Brush remaining oil over capsicum. Cook eggplant for 1-2 mins each side until tender. Transfer to a bowl. Cook capsicum for 3-4 mins each side until skin blackens. Transfer to a plastic bag, seal and set aside. Peel off skin.
  2. Meanwhile, process chickpeas, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth. Stir in parsley and season.
  3. Preheat a sandwich press. Spread some puree over each slice of bread. Layer with rocket leaves, capsicum, eggplant, artichoke hearts and feta. Top with a second slice of bread and press down slightly. Cook in sandwich press for 4-5 minutes. Cut in half. Serve immediately.