Provençal Sandwiches With Roasted Garlic Paste Recipes

PROVENçAL SANDWICHES WITH ROASTED GARLIC PASTE

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE PASTE: Prepare and wrap the garlic in an aluminum foil packet, leaving a little room for the expansion of steam. Grill over Indirect Medium heat until the cloves are soft, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the garlic from the grill and allow to cool. Squeeze the garlic pulp into a food processor. Add the remaining paste ingredients and process until smooth.Cut the eggplant crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Halve the bell peppers lengthwise. Stem, core and seed the peppers, then flatten them with the palm of your hand. Lightly brush or spray the eggplant and bell peppers with the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill over Direct Medium heat until tender but not limp, turning once halfway through grilling time. The eggplant will take 8 to 10 minutes and the bell peppers will take 6 to 8 minutes.Just before serving, split the rolls and grill them, cut side down, over Direct Medium heat until toasted, about 30 seconds. Brush the inside of the rolls with the garlic paste and layer with the grilled vegetables, lettuce and goat cheese. Serve warm or at room temperature.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

PROVENCAL TUNA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Add the red onion; set aside.
• Rub the inside of the bread pieces with the garlic, then with the halved tomato and season with salt and pepper; discard the garlic and tomato skins. Arrange the tomato slices on the bread bottoms.
• Add the tuna to the vinaigrette, breaking it into pieces. Stir in the bell pepper, cucumber, parsley and capers; season with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture among the bread bottoms. Close the sandwiches and press down on the bread tops gently. Wrap the sandwiches tightly in plastic wrap and place a heavy skillet on top. Let sit 15 minutes to soften the bread, then unwrap and cut in half.

TUNA SANDWICHES PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Whisk together mayonnaise, capers, mustard, anchovy paste, tomato paste, pepper, and 1 tablespoon vinegar in a bowl.
• Drain oil from tuna into a bowl and whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar. Brush insides of all roll halves generously with mixture.
• Add tuna to mayonnaise mixture and stir to combine.
• Make sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, egg, and tuna mixture on a work surface. Weight sandwiches with a heavy cutting board, large plate, or platter for about 10 minutes.