Recipe: Rosie's Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches

ROSIE'S GRILLED VEGETABLE SANDWICHES

FOR THE DRESSING:
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons nonfat cottage cheese
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons minced shallot (1 small shallot)
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

FOR THE VEGETABLES:
1 small eggplant trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch rounds
1 medium yellow squash, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch
1 medium zucchini, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch rounds
1 red onion, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch rounds
3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 roasted bell peppers (halve, seed and broil 5 minutes until blackened, put in ice water to remove skin)

FOR THE SANDWICHES:
2 pizza dough baguettes or Italian rolls
1 large tomato, cored and sliced
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons chopped jalapeno pepper (1 large pepper)
8 fresh basil leaves
8 arugula leaves

Preheat the broiler.

Put all the dressing ingredients in the blender and mix at low speed until smooth.

Arrange the eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini and onion in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle the Italian seasoning and cayenne pepper over all the rounds. Spray with vegetable oil to coat lightly. Broil the vegetable for about 5 minutes until brown, turn and brown the other side. Remove the cookie sheet, leaving the broiler on.

Quarter the roasted bell peppers.

Cut each of the baguettes in half lengthwise and scoop out the soft inner dough. Place the shells on the broiler rack and toast for about 2 minutes on each side.

Place a few slices of the tomato into the well in the bottom of each baguette.

Dust with black pepper and jalapeno pepper.

Place 4 basil leaves, 4 arugula leaves and 4 pieces of roasted pepper on each baguette.

Layer on slices of eggplant, yellow squash and zucchini.

Coat the inside of the remaining half of each baguette with the dressing and place it on top of the vegetables.

Cut each baguette into 3 sandwiches.

Makes 6 servings