Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Sandwiches

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (11)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 40 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

3 Japanese eggplants, sliced in 1/2 lengthwise
3 red bell peppers
1 red onion, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
1 large beefsteak tomato, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
Extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil, for grilling
Salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons torn leaves, for garnish
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling bread
1 loaf ciabatta, sliced lengthwise
Sherry Vinaigrette, recipe follows
8 slices Manchego cheese

Directions

Heat grill to high. Brush eggplant, peppers, and onion and tomato slices with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill eggplant, tomato, and onion on both sides until slightly charred and just cooked through. Grill peppers on all sides until charred, remove from the grill, place in a bag, and let rest 10 minutes. Remove skin from the peppers and cut into 1-inch slices. Cut the eggplant, tomato, and onion into large dice.

Whisk garlic, 1/4 cup chopped parsley, and 1/2 cup olive oil together in a large bowl. Add the cut vegetables to the bowl and let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Drizzle cut sides of ciabatta with 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and grill, cut side down, for 1 to 2 minutes. Brush grilled bread with some of the Sherry Vinaigrette and then layer on the mixed vegetables and Manchego. Drizzle with more vinaigrette and top with torn parsley. Place other piece of bread on top, wrap sandwich in foil, and place on grill with 2 foil-wrapped bricks on top. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from grill and foil and cut sandwich crosswise into 2-inch thick slices.

Sherry Vinaigrette:

1/4 cup aged sherry vinegar

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Salt and pepper

Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

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recipe Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta
JENNIFER Fairview, NJ 08-29-2009
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Excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I really loved this sandwich and we think it's definitely worth making again. I actually saw this episode on... tv and bobby did not marinate the vegetables. He assembled the veggies on the sandwich straight off the grill. I'm not sure why the recipe is different and included this extra step about marinating the veggies for 30 minutes. But i didn't follow this. I just made it how he did on the show. I recommend just grilling the veggies and then skipping right to assembling the sandwich with the vinaigrette and cheese. I also subbed the manchego for fresh mozzerella. Still came out great.Read more
recipe Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta
Vivian aberdeen, NC 08-16-2009
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lots of work
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This sandwich was a lot of work to make. It's definitely a very messy sandwich to eat. I did not think it was good enough... for all the effort but my sister did. The bread was soggy and there was too much oil. I would not marinade the veggies in the oil garlic mixture next time, but maybe brush them with the mixture before grilling. I added mushrooms and substituted the sherry vinegar for redwine, The sandwich tasted ok but was not fabulous in my opinion. Read more
recipe Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta
Heather Natick, MA 05-26-2009
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Delicious! Not your average roasted veggie sandwich!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Our guests raved about this sandwich (both vegetarians and meat eaters)! To cut down on prep time, we grilled and choppedl... the veggies before the guests arrived at the BBQ - I'd reco the same thing so you have time to spend with guests. The flavor was outstanding - don't change a thing. Read more
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kathleen Dallas, TX 09-04-2008
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Absolutely delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I found this recipe while looking for a main dish recipe for the manchego cheese I had purchased. I had appetizer recipes,... but not entrees. Based on what I had in the kitchen, I substituted a zucchini for the Japanese eggplant, and because I had recently made fresh basil pesto, I used that instead of the parsley-garlic-olive oil mixture. I highly recommend that. Everything else was according to the recipe. I used my indoor grill pan and put my 10-inch cast iron skillet on top of the ciabatta. Totally comfort food!Read more
recipe Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta
sheri aberdeen, SD 09-03-2007
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A big hit!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We have meat eaters in my family, so I added sliced ham and genoa salami. I had to make four of the sandwiches to feed my... crew. They loved it! The sherry vinaigrette was so good.Read more
recipe Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Sherry Vinaigrette and Manchego on Ciabatta
Anonymous 08-13-2007
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great sandwich for a summer evening
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Giving Racheal a run for her money....this sandwich can and was made by me in under 30 minutes. Great taste. Again, get a... good, solid bread to absord the flavor and carry the sandwich forward. Not only does bread make the sandwich, a good bread can add substance to the flavors that are created. I took the route of rasberry flavored vinigerette, and it kind of overpowered a little at first. Put half in the 'fridge for the next day....man it was twice as good after a little time of sharing the flavors. Great recipe!Read more