Name: Vegetarian Muffuletta
Ingredients: 2 Eggplants (About 1 Lb. Each), Cut In 1/4" Slices; 1 cn Chickpeas (19 Ounces); Rinsed And Drained; 2 tb Lemon Juice; 1 tb Sesame Oil; 1 ts Ground Cumin; 1 Clove Garlic; minced; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Pepper; 1/2 ts Hot Chili Paste; 1 10-Inch Round Loaf Italian Bread; 1 Sweet Red Pepper; Roasted And Peeled, Cut Into Chunks; 1 Sweet Yellow Pepper; Roasted And Peeled, Cut Into Chunks; 1 bn Fresh arugula or watercress; trimmed; 1/3 c Pesto sauce

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs	Vegetarian	Low fat, Sandwich, Vegetarian	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Eggplants (About 1 Lb. Each), Cut In 1/4" Slices
1	cn	Chickpeas (19 Ounces); Rinsed And Drained
2	tb	Lemon Juice
1	tb	Sesame Oil
1	ts	Ground Cumin
1		Clove Garlic; minced
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
1/2	ts	Hot Chili Paste
1		10-Inch Round Loaf Italian Bread
1		Sweet Red Pepper; Roasted And Peeled, Cut Into Chunks
1		Sweet Yellow Pepper; Roasted And Peeled, Cut Into Chunks
1	bn	Fresh arugula or watercress; trimmed
1/3	c	Pesto sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat barbecue or broiler and grill eggplant until browned on both
sides. Reserve. 2. Puree chickpeas, lemon juice, sesame oil, cumin, garlic,
salt, pepper and chili paste. Taste and adjust seasonings and/or thin with
water if necessary. 3. Cut bread in half horizontally and remove some of
insides (save for breadcrumbs or croutons). Spread bottom half of bread
with chickpea puree and layer on eggplant slices with roasted peppers and
arugula. Spread top half of bread with pesto and place firmly on sandwich.
Wrap tightly. Cut into wedges to serve. It is easier to serve if it is
wrapped and refrigerated for at least one hour before slicing.
Per serving: Calories 371, CHO 71 g, Fibre 7 g, Total Fat 4 g, Sat. Fat 1
g, Pro, 13 g, Cholesterol 1 mg
Recipe by: Bonnie Stern "Simply HeartSmart Cooking"
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n225 by "Bob & Carole Walberg"
<walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca> on Sep 7, 1997

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