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🍽️ Vegan Grilled Sandwich with Eggplant and Mint Pesto

550 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
  2. 2. Wash the eggplant and cut off the ends.
  3. 3. Slice the eggplant lengthwise into thin slices.
  4. 4. Place the slices on kitchen paper and sprinkle them with salt.
  5. 5. Slice the vegan mozzarella.
  6. 6. Place the cheese on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
  7. 7. Drizzle the cheese with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
  8. 8. Season the cheese with salt and pepper.
  9. 9. Pat the eggplant slices dry with kitchen paper.
  10. 10. Drizzle the eggplants with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  11. 11. Place the eggplants on the tray next to the cheese.
  12. 12. Bake everything in the oven for about 15 minutes.
  13. 13. Cut the lime in half.
  14. 14. Squeeze the juice from the lime.
  15. 15. Peel the garlic.
  16. 16. Roughly chop the garlic.
  17. 17. Wash the mint and dry it.
  18. 18. Pluck the mint leaves from the stems.
  19. 19. Put the mint, garlic, and 4 tablespoons of olive oil into a tall container.
  20. 20. Blend the ingredients into a pesto.
  21. 21. Add the lime juice.
  22. 22. Season the pesto with salt and pepper.
  23. 23. Spread some mint pesto on the bread slices.
  24. 24. Place the eggplant and vegan mozzarella on half of the bread slices.
  25. 25. Cover the topped slices with the remaining bread slices.
  26. 26. Press the sandwich down slightly.
  27. 27. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
  28. 28. Place the sandwich in the frying pan.
  29. 29. Fry the bread for about 2 minutes until golden brown.
  30. 30. Carefully turn the sandwich over.
  31. 31. Fry the other side for another 2 minutes as well.
  32. 32. Serve the sandwich immediately.

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