Grilled Polenta Veggie Sandwich Food

GRILLED POLENTA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, over medium-high heat, bring the water and the salt to just a boil. Reduce the heat, slowly whisk in the polenta and season with pepper. Continue to whisk until the mixture starts to tighten up, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the fresh chopped herbs, 2 tablespoons of the butter and the Parmesan. Continue to stir until well combined and very thick, taste for seasoning adjustment.
• Liberally butter a 10-inch springform pan on the bottom and about 2-inches up the side. Pour in the hot polenta and with a rubber spatula, rubbed with butter, smooth out the top. Set aside to cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours to set. (This can also be done up to 1 day ahead.)
• Preheat a grill to medium.
• When ready to grill, or pan fry, remove the polenta from the pan and cut it into equal pie shapes or cut circles with a biscuit cutter. Lightly oil a grill, brush each side of the polenta with olive oil and grill or pan sear until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Arrange the polenta on a serving platter and serve hot.

GRILLED POLENTA VEGGIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet over medium heat warm 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the eggplant and saute until very soft (8 minutes).
• Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl (keep warm).
• In the same pan add the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add the bell pepper, zucchini and sun dried tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes.
• Warm a grill pan over medium heat and brush with remaining olive oil and add the polenta slices. Grill for 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Serve the eggplant mixture in between two slices of grilled polenta.

GRILLED POLENTA AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for indirect heat: For gas, preheat to medium high, then turn off the burners on one side and turn the other burners to medium low. For charcoal, once the coals ash over, push them to one side.
• Mix the olive oil, herbs, coriander, 1 teaspoon pepper and a handful of fennel fronds in a small bowl.
• Brush the fennel wedges and broccoli with the herb oil and season with salt. Cook on the cooler side of the grill, turning once, until marked and tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to a platter. Meanwhile, brush the oranges, tomatoes, mushrooms and radicchio with the herb oil and season with salt. Grill over direct heat, turning once, until marked and tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Add to the platter.
• Brush the polenta and haloumi with the herb oil and grill over direct heat, turning once, until marked, 5 to 10 minutes. Add to the platter. Season with salt and drizzle with any remaining herb oil.

GREAT GRILLED VEGETABLE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Using a pastry brush, brush olive oil on the vegetable slices and the portobello mushrooms. Season them with salt and pepper. Place vegetables on a hot grill and cook until they are tender. Once vegetables are done brush sliced bread with olive oil and grill on both sides. To assemble, slice portobellos into 1/4-inch slices, spread both sides of the grilled bread with Herbed Mayonnaise and then top with 1 slice each of grilled vegetables and a quarter of the mushrooms, and finish off with lettuce and top with remaining piece of bread.
• Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse.

GRILLED POLENTA AND VEGETABLES WITH CHIMICHURRI

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Make the chimichurri: Combine the parsley, oregano, garlic, vinegar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons water and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a mini food processor. Blend until pourable, thinning with more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed.
• Combine the polenta, red bell pepper, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the eggplant, squash, red onion, remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Add the polenta and bell pepper to the grill and cook, flipping halfway through, until well marked and the pepper has softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to a baking sheet. Add the eggplant, squash and red onion to the grill and cook until well marked and softened, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to the baking sheet with the polenta. Roughly chop the red onion and bell pepper.
• Divide the polenta, eggplant and squash among plates. Top with the red onion, bell pepper and walnuts and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Drizzle with the chimichurri.

GRILLED VEGGIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, minced garlic, and lemon juice. Set aside (refrigerate).
• Preheat grill on high.
• Brush veggies with olive oil (both sides). Place bell peppers and zucchini in the middle, onion and squash on the edges. Cook for about 3 minutes turn and cook another 3 minutes, remove from grill and set aside (peppers may need to cook longer).
• Spread mayo on bread and sprinkle with feta cheese. Place on grill (cheese up). Close lid and cook for 2-3 minutes (until cheese melts).
• Remove from grill and layer with veggies for a great open faced sandwich.

GRILLED POLENTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the polenta, 1 1/2 quarts water and salt in a 2-quart baking dish, and stir together. Place the baking dish on top of a sheet pan (so that if water sloshes when you put it in the oven, it will just go onto the sheet pan), and place in the oven. Bake one hour. Remove from the oven, stir in the butter and return to the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and stir again. Return to the oven for 10 to 20 minutes, until stiff. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, then chill for one hour or more.
• Prepare a medium grill or heat an electric griddle on medium. Cut the polenta into squares, and brush the squares on both sides with olive oil. Place on the grill or griddle. When grill marks appear or when nicely browned, usually in about two to three minutes, turn and brown the other side. Serve hot.

CALIFORNIA VEGGIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• this makes four sandwiches so you will use three pieces of cheese for each sandwich and then use the other ingredients to build the sandwich.
• butter each side of bread for toasting in a skillet.
• toast each sandwich as you would a grilled cheese sandwich.
• slice in half and serve.

GRILLED VEGGIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Begin by grilling all the vegetables carefully so they do not fall apart.
• Once the vegetables are grilled, place them on the bottom half of the buns.
• Sprinkle the veggies with the cheese, letting the cheese melt onto the veggies.
• Place the top bun on each sandwich.
• If desired, wrap whole sandwich in aluminum foil and place on warm grill to melt the cheese even more.
• Serve warm with carrots and cucumbers as sides.

DELICIOUS GRILLED OPEN-FACE VEGGIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Start up your grill.
• Make your marinade by mashing the garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper using a mortar and pestle. Add olive oil to cover this and mix well.
• Using a brush, brush one side of the onion slices and place the oiled side on the grill. Brush the other side. Cook until grill marks are shown and the onion is slightly browned and translucent. Do the same with the zucchini. You may have to cook these in batches, I cooked the onions first, then zucchini, then mushrooms. If you are doing it this way, once the onions are off and the zucchini are on, take the rest of your marinade mixture and using the oil only, mix the rest of the marinade on your mushrooms and let set while the zucchini are grilling. Cook mushrooms and then pull everything off the grill.
• Take your garlic bread or french bread and place, cut side down, directly on the grill. If using garlic bread you will probably get flames as the butter and oils drip down onto the coals. Be careful! The bread only needs to be on for a few minutes, until slightly toasted. Watch this carefully.
• Remove the bread and construct your open faced sandwich. Bread, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, cheese. Put back on the grill (non-heat side) and cover until cheese melts. Remove and get ready for some goodness.