Thanksgiving Recipes

Check out the link to the left "Thanksgiving" for some of our family's traditional thanksgiving side dishes. The creamed corn is always requested.

Grilled Egglplant Sandwich

This is my new favorite invention & lunch! I feel like Giada firing up the BBQ for a gourmet lunch for just me! {even if you swore you hate eggplant, I think you'll LOVE it this way}

Takes about 10 minutes; start to finish.

Makes 4 sandwiches (I save the eggplant & red peppers for lunch the next day or other meals).

Ingredients
1 Eggplant
1 red pepper
fresh goat cheese
spinach or mixed greens
1 slice of bread (for open faced sandwiches - for as many as you're making)
olive oil
paprika
salt
pepper
balsamic vinegar

Directions
{Preheat BBQ to Grill heat}
1. Slice eggplant about 1/4-1/2" thin (toss ends)
2. Lay out flat on a baking pan, baste w/ oil on 1 side, sprinkle w/ paprika, salt & pepper, flip and repeat
3. Slice red pepper in 1/2, remove seeds & stem.
4. BBQ Eggplant & Pepper on each side for 2 minutes then place them on the top rack for 3 minutes (or until juicy)
5. While BBQ is going, you can toast bread & smother in goat cheese.
6. Remove Eggplant & Pepper from grill & Slice thinly red pepper
7. Stack on top of bread/cheese (about 4 slices of each/per sandwich).
8. Place a handful of spinach (or greens) atop sandwich & sprinkle balsamic over it.

Enjoy!