Grilled Veggie Sandwich

Oh boy…. this might be my new favorite summer sammie.

During my fabulous vacation on Cape Cod, my sister-in-law Beth and I made these from a Weight Watchers 15 Minute Five Ingredient Recipe Cookbook. As always, we modified a bit, but look at this bad boy!

Now that I’m at home, I am going to make another version of this sandwich that’s more Jenny-friendly. The scale showed a few additional pounds this morning (Gasp!), so no baguette for me!

Grilled Veggie Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

For the Grill:

1 yellow bell pepper, sliced

1 orange bell pepper, sliced

1 purple onion, sliced

Grape Tomatoes

Zucchini, sliced

Portabello Mushrooms, sliced

Yellow Squash, sliced

2 Tbsp. light vinaigrette or Jenny Craig Balsamic Dressing

For the Sandwich:

Spinach Leaves

Sliced English Cucumbers

Multi-Grain 100 Calorie Sandwich Thins

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Slice all of your grill veggies and place in a bowl. Toss with dressing – choose a quantity to your liking. Place in a grill basket.

2. Cook the veggies until they are deliciously browned and slightly charred.

At the Cape, we used a french baguette to make the sandwich; however, now that I’m home and back to reality, a Sandwich Thin sounds like a better idea.

Yum, Yum, Yum

3. Add a layer of spinach and cucumbers. Top with your grilled veggies. In this pic, I added a little extra vinaigrette to the tough french bread to soften things up (and I spilled it all over the cutting board.)

I hope you love this sandwich as much as I do!!!

Feel free to add any veggies you like to the sandwich. For my personal sammie, I only used peppers, tomatoes, and onions on the grill with the cukes/spinach and it tasted AWESOME! The peppers develop MAD flavor on the grill… seriously delish! Another idea: The original recipe called for some fat free feta, which we also left out because we didn’t have it in the fridge. You may choose to add the feta for extra protein. I also think that a smear of Laughing Cow Cheese might be yummy. Play with it!

HERE’S A TIP: Make extra veggies! They can hang out in your fridge and be added to any of your favorite Jenny foods or fresh salads. They’re delicious cold in salads or warmed up and added to your favorite dishes!

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Lightened Up Baked Creamed Spinach

Comments

KateRN says:

August 6, 2011 at 9:05 pm

LOVE this recipe! This is a perfect MOMO!!! I have a george foreman grill so I might try this later on in the week. YUM!

Thank you for sharing, BFF! I love your creative recipes and ideas!

KateRN says:

August 6, 2011 at 10:41 pm

P.S. Just went out and bought the ingredients for this. I am going to use Wishbone light italian dressing (because I have it in the fridge) and possibly marinate the veg in it before I put it on the grill so I won't have to oil the grill or the veggies! YOU ROCK. Thank you sooo much for this!

No Thanks to Cake says:

August 6, 2011 at 11:32 pm

I think you could definitely marinade them. I used a little Pam grill spray and just the veggies and dressing. No extra oil here!

Going to put them in another JC dish tonight. If it tastes as good as I think it will, it will likely get posted, too!

KateRN says:

August 7, 2011 at 12:19 am

Sorry to keep spamming your blog LOL I was thinking too to add a 'meat' to this, I was going to get some part skim mozzarella and slice about 1oz and put it on.Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.