Grilled Portobello Sandwich With Roasted Red Peppers Recipe - Cooking Index
This sandwich will taste like a burger! Thick meaty portobello mushrooms sit inside pita bread, topped with roasted red peppers and grilled red onions and spread with a light garlic lemon mayonnaise.
Courses: Sandwiches6 lbs | 2724g / 96oz | Portobello mushroom caps - cleaned, stemmed (medium) |
1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Red onion - cut six 2" slices (large) |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Olive oil |
Grilled Roasted Red And Yellow Peppers - (see recipe) | ||
6 | Whole-wheat pita breads - (2 oz ea) - opened to form | |
Garlic Lemon Mayonnaise | ||
1/2 cup | 118ml | Low-fat mayonnaise |
3 | Garlic cloves - finely minced | |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Fresh lemon juice |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Capers |
Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
Prepare an outdoor grill with an oiled rack set 4 inches from the coals. On a gas grill, place the setting on high.
Place the portobello caps and red onion slices directly on the grill and brush with the olive oil. Grill, turning once, for a total of 10 to 20 minutes, until mushrooms are soft and onions are caramelized.
Prepare a recipe of the Grilled Roasted Red And Yellow Peppers.
Remove the vegetables from the grill. Add the pita bread and grill on both sides, for a total of 2 to 3 minutes. Slice the peppers into strips.
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for garlic lemon mayonnaise.
To assemble: Open the grilled pita bread and spread with 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise per sandwich. Slide in the portobello cap. Top with the peppers and red onion slice.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Service size: 1 sandwich.
Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 3 Vegetable, 1 Monounsaturated Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 278; Calories from Fat 71; Total Fat 8g; Saturated Fat 10g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 322mg; Carbohydrates 50g; Dietary Fiber 5g; Sugars 12g; Protein 9g.
Source:
Diabetes Forcast - Jul, 2000 at - http://www.diabetes.org/main/community/forecast/default.jsp
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