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Grilled Zucchini Caprese Sandwich

This vegetarian sandwich has grilled zucchini slices served with tomato and fresh mozzarella. I love this with grilled focaccia bread smothered in a pesto mayonnaise. You won't even miss the meat!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 585
Author: Natalie

Ingredients

  • 4 zucchinis sliced lengthwise 1/4" thick
  • 4 to matoes slices 1/4" thick
  • 2 pounds mozzarella cheese my trader joe's have 1 pound cheese logs that are pre sliced!
  • 6 sandwich rolls cut in half
  • olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup pesto

Instructions

  • In a small mixing bowl, make the pesto mayonnaise by combining the mayonnaise and pesto. Stir to combine, cover with saran wrap, and keep in the fridge until ready to use. Will keep for 1 week.
  • Preheat your grill (or indoor grill pan) over medium heat. Drizzle the cut side of the sliced bread with olive oil, and grill cut side down for about 2 minutes, until they are lightly toasted with grill marks. Remove from heat and set on a plate.
  • In a medium size mixing bowl, toss the sliced zucchini with 2 tablespoons olive oil until they are evenly coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook the zucchini 1-2 minutes per side, until just crisp tender. Remove from heat and set on a plate.
  • Assemble the sandwiches by spreading the pesto mayo on both sides of the bread, then topping with 3-4 slices of zucchini, 3-4 tomatoes and 3-4 slices of mozzarella.

Notes

These sandwiches are great as a melt too! If you want to make this into a melt sandwich, turn your broiler on high and melt the mozzarella cheese onto the dry top half of the sandwich bread for 2-3 minutes. Assemble the rest of the sandwich per directions.
If I'm serving these with fries, I'll double the pesto mayo and serve extra on the side as a dipping sauce for the potato wedges

Nutrition

Calories: 585 | Total Carbs: 32g | Protein: 54.6g | Fat: 26.7g | Fiber: 4.9g | Net Carbs: 27g