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Brick-Pressed Grilled Vegetable Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1 Small Eggplant
• 1 Portobello Mushroom
• ½ Red Onion
• 1 Garlic head
• 2- ¼" thick Feta Cheese slices
• 2 Ciabatta Buns
• 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
• ½ Tsp. Kosher Salt
• ¼ Tsp. Black Pepper

Method

• Cut off the top of garlic bulb and drizzle olive oil onto exposed garlic. Wrap garlic in tin foil and roast in a 350„aF oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and squeeze cloves out of bulb into a small bowl and reserve.
• Preheat grill to high heat. Slice eggplant into ¼" thick lengthwise pieces. Remove stem from Portobello mushroom, and slice red onion into ¼" thick wheels. In a stainless steel mixing bowl toss all vegetables in 2 Tbsp. of olive oil and season with ½ tsp. kosher salt and ¼ tsp. of black pepper. Using tongs place vegetables on grill for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from grill and turn grill temperature down to medium heat.
• Slice ciabatta buns in half and spread roasted garlic on one side of each sandwich, placing a ¼" slice of Feta cheese on the opposite side of the roast garlic. Place half of the grilled Portobello mushroom, half of your grilled red onions, and half of your grilled eggplant on each sandwich. Close your sandwiches and brush with very little olive oil. Put on grill and place a tin foil covered brick on top to press the sandwich. Grill for 2 minutes on each side. Serve warm.

Cilantro Drizzled Grilled Shrimp Skewers

Ingredients

• 15 - 21/25 Shrimp (Shells on, veins removed)
• 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ½ Tsp. Kosher Salt
• Pinch Black Pepper
• Wooden Skewers

Method

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Marinade shrimps with 1 Tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil, ½ Tsp. kosher salt and a pinch of black pepper. Spear the marinated shrimps on wooden skewers. Cut two rectangles out of tinfoil and place on the right and left side of grill. Place shrimp skewers on the grill, ensuring any exposed wood is resting on tinfoil, which prevents the wooden skewers from burning. Grill skewers of shrimp on med-high grill until shrimp turn completely pink. (approx 3 minutes each side)

Cilantro Drizzle

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. chopped Cilantro
• 1 Tbsp. chopped Flat Leaf Parsley
• ½ Tbsp. chopped Scallions
• 2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 3 Tsp. fresh Lime Juice
• Pinch of Kosher Salt
• Pinch of Black Pepper

Method

• In a stainless steel bowl combine cilantro, flat leaf parsley, scallions, lime juice, olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. Spoon sauce over grilled shrimp and serve.