Grilled Vegetable Sandwich

Summer in a sandwich! Zucchini, summer squash, and red bell peppers doused in balsamic-thyme marinade, grilled to perfection, and then piled onto pesto-smeared artisan rolls.

Keyword grilled vegetable sandwiches

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 10

Total Time 50

Servings sandwiches

Calories 481kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

2-3 small to medium zucchini 1 pound
2-3 small to medium summer squash or yellow squash 1 pound
1 large red bell pepper
4 ciabatta sandwich rolls or your favorite artisan sandwich roll
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup pesto

Marinade:

1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves chopped
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Zest from one lemon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste

Instructions

Slice the zucchini and summer squash lengthwise, 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. Cut the bell pepper into 1-inch wide strips. Lay in a roomy baking dish.
Make the marinade. In a small bowl, whisk together all marinade ingredients. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired. Pour over the veggies and toss gently. Let sit for about 30 minutes.
Prepare your grill – medium direct heat, about 375 degrees. Lay the vegetables on the preheated grill grates and cook until grill lines form, about 5 minutes. Flip (we like to use long-handled tongs) and cook on the other side until tender and cooked through, about 5 more minutes. Transfer from the grill to a platter. Keep the grill on to quickly toast the rolls.
Slice the rolls in half and brush the insides with the 2 tablespoons olive oil. Lay the rolls cut-side down on the grill and cook just until warmed and a little golden and toasty. Remove from grill.
Assemble the sandwiches. Smear both sides of the roll with approx. 1 tablespoon of pesto on each side (more or less to taste). Add a layer of zucchini, summer squash, and two or three strips of the pepper. Close, cut in half, and serve!

Notes

Vegetarian options:

If you prefer Parmesan in your pesto, add 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup shredded, to taste.
Add a slice of provolone to your sandwich or smear the roll with a little herbed goat cheese.

Meat options:

Add a layer of grilled chicken or a few slices of your favorite sausage.

6/10/2024 recipe update: Removed pesto recipe and instead called for your favorite pesto for simplification. If you’re still looking for the pesto recipe, here it is:

Basil Walnut Pesto

1/3 cup walnuts (toasted)

3 cups fresh basil (loosely packed)

2 medium cloves garlic (minced)

2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes or Parm

1/3 cup olive oil

First, toast the walnuts (an optional but worthwhile step – toasting adds wonderful flavor). To toast, set a small pan over medium heat and add the walnuts. Stir frequently until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add to the pitcher of a blender or a food processor fitted with the s-blade. Add the basil, garlic, thyme, lemon juice, nutritional yeast or Parmesan if using, and salt. Turn on the blender or food processor, streaming in the olive oil as it runs, until a sauce forms. Taste pesto and add additional salt if desired.

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White Chocolate Chip Summer Squash Bread

Karen — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:00:48 +0000

Early on in my never-ending quest for finding delicious foodstuffs to make with the seemingly endless supply of yellow summer squash that parades through my kitchen time of year, I decided to make a quick bread – sort of a riff on zucchini bread, but filled to the gills with grated yellow squash instead of green.

And it was good.

So I decided to share the recipe with y’all. The end.

How’s that for a lazy intro?!

Okay, so about this delicious, moist, irresistible quick bread.

It’s moist. Like, super moist. Naturally moist summer squash helps; the coconut oil seals the deal. Yep, this bread takes coconut oil instead of the vegetable or canola oil you’ll often find in quick bread recipes. If you’re not sure about coconut, don’t worry. You can’t detect the taste of coconut at all. Pinkie swear.

I thought this bread would be delicious with a bit of almond extract, but it felt wrong to leave out the vanilla. So I used both. Oh, and cinnamon, too. I couldn’t not!

The white chocolate chips can be left out, but I like the bit of interesting melty sweetness they add here and there.

So that’s the scoop on White Chocolate Chip Summer Squash Bread. In a nutshell, it’s the best quick bread I’ve ever made. Seriously. And I think you’ll like it, too.

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Summer Squash Fritters with Basil & Lemony Sour Cream

Karen — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:00:39 +0000

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Slow Cooker Smoky White Bean & Summer Squash Soup with Optional Andouille Sausage

Karen — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:49:44 +0000

I’m in love with my Crock Pot. A little obsessed even. I talk about it often … which is what a girl with a crush tends to do, right? Seriously … Crock Pots are completely awesome though, am I right? Throw it in, walk away, come home to a completely cooked (and no doubt delicious) meal. If loving my Crock Pot is wrong … oh hell, I know it’s not wrong, so I’m not even going to finish that sentence.

This soup is one of the reasons our slow cooker has been out on the counter more often than not this past couple of months. Even though it’s been pretty warm weather-wise, I’ve still whipped up this soup a good half a dozen times every time even a wisp of clouds swoop in and the temperature dips below 70. Why? Partially because I was trying to perfect the recipe, but also because I couldn’t resist those vibrant yellow summer squash every time I stopped by my local farmstand, and I had to do something with them other than grill them. And also, it’s really, really good.

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Grilled Vegetable Sandwich

Table of Contents

The Story Behind the Recipe

Why You’ll Love These Sandwiches

Ingredients

Adaptations/Variations

How to Make Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches

Tips for Success

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