Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Sandwiches

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Pots and Plans

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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

4 large red or yellow bell peppers, preferably Holland
2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons drained capers

For assembling:

1 large ciabatta bread, halved horizontally
1 (11-ounce) garlic-and-herb or plain goat cheese (recommended: Montrachet) at room temperature
8 to 10 large basil leaves
3 thin slices red onion
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

Place the whole peppers on a sheet pan and place in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the skins are completely wrinkled and the peppers are charred, turning them twice during roasting. Remove the pan from the oven and immediately cover it tightly with aluminum foil. Set aside for 30 minutes, or until the peppers are cool enough to handle.

Meanwhile, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.

Remove the stem from each pepper and cut them in quarters. Remove the peels and seeds and place the peppers in a bowl along with any juices that have collected. Discard the stems, peels, and seeds. Pour the oil and vinegar mixture over the peppers. Stir in the capers. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to blend.

To assemble the sandwiches, spread the bottom half of the loaf with the goat cheese. Add a layer of peppers and then a layer of basil leaves. Separate the onions into rings and spread out on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with the top half of the ciabatta and cut into individual servings.

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recipe Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Sandwiches
annette Harrisonburg, VA 01-21-2010
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Family Favorite and makes great panini too!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We love this sandwich! It's my go-to sandwich for summer picnics and winter paninis! I substitute jarred roasted red peppers... too and when I don't have fresh basil from my garden I just use baby spinach. It's one of my favorite recipes EVER. Thanks Ina!Read more
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Karen Edmonds, WA 11-09-2009
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Way, way too salty
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I'm not sure how anyone could like this recipe as it's written--there's simply way, way too much salt. The taste of the... ingredients (minus the salt) is actually very good--it's a good idea, and quite simple to make, even with the roasting of the peppers. But not a single member of my family could stomach this--we even took out the capers at the end, hoping that would help. And we didn't add in any extra salt before putting on the top layer of bread. Very frustrating--we had to throw almost all of it out, and with red peppers costing $1.50 each here (not to mention the cost of the ciabatta loaf, 11-oz. goat cheese log, capers, etc.), it was a huge waste of money. I might try this again without the salt, or drastically reducing the salt. If you make this, be careful with that marinade--maybe even leave out the salt altogether and just salt to taste at the end. I think toasting the ciabatta loaf would make this better too. Ina's great, but I don't understand how she could eat this much salt (and I like salt myself!)!Read more
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Sharon Lynden, WA 10-10-2009
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I'd give it more stars if I could
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Those of you not roasting your own peppers, give it a try! I get a bag of 6 at Costco for about $5.49 and they are gorgeous.... After roasting, peeling, marinating they go in a jar in the fridge. Just finished my first jar today and have more peppers roasting. I know what I 'm making for Christmas gifts for friends this year! And I do my sandwich open faced on my own home made hearty bread. Pick the fresh basil leaf off the pot growing in my kitchen on the window sill and I just feel yummy all over. Read more
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Julie Milaca, MN 10-03-2009
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Awesome sandwich
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't even have all of the ingredients and this sandwich was so good!! I used Kaiser rolls, goat cheese, jarred roasted... red peppers and sweet onions with some dried basil (fresh would have been much better but it was still good). I would love to get all of the real ingredients and try it, I am sure it would be even better. I love Ina's recipes!Read more
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null null, null 09-21-2009
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Easy and delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The oil/vinegar/capers combo is really tasty - and very easy to put together highly recommended !
recipe Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Sandwiches
Trina gray, GA 08-25-2009
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Oh so delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This sandwich is so good. I used jarred roasted red peppers and it was amazing and so easy. I am not usually a fan of... capers but they work in this recipe. I cut the amount of goat cheese since I used the jarred peppers but I made no other changes. Read more