Grilled Eggplant Pizza Sandwiches

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 8 (3/4-inch-thick) slices eggplant
  • 4 (1/4-inch-thick) slices sweet onion
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (8-oz.) can pizza sauce
  • 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices Italian or sourdough bread, toasted
  • 4 (1 1/2-oz.) slices mozzarella cheese

Steps

  • 1
    Heat grill. When ready to grill, brush eggplant, onion and zucchini with oil; sprinkle with salt. Place on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until tender, turning once.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, heat pizza sauce in small saucepan until hot.
  • 3
    Spread 1 side of each of 4 toasted bread slices with 2 tablespoons pizza sauce. Top each with grilled vegetables. Spoon remaining pizza sauce over vegetables. Top each with cheese and slice of toast.

  • Select eggplant that has a smooth peel with no blemishes or soft spots. A small young eggplant has a tender peel that doesn't require removal.
  • To reduce the fat in each serving of these sandwiches by about 9 grams, use reduced-fat mozzarella cheese and omit the olive oil. Instead, spritz the vegetables with olive oil-flavor or regular nonstick cooking spray.
  • Toast the bread on the grill, watching it carefully and turning once, until it is light golden brown.
  • These sandwiches make nice melts. Arrange them on a sheet of heavy-duty foil and place it on the grill. Close the grill and heat it just until the cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
6g
30%
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
820mg
34%
Total Carbohydrate
48g
16%
Dietary Fiber
7g
28%
Sugars
10g
Protein
20g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
40%
40%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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