Veggie Sandwich With White Bean Pesto

You can either grill, steam, or broil the veggies here. This recipe was written to serve in sandwich form however you could also skip the sandwich and serve over pasta or rice, with a baked potato or eat as is!! Feel free to use the pesto by itself as well!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Pesto

• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3  garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups  cooked navy beans, drained
• 1  teaspoon  finely chopped parsley
• 1  teaspoon  finely chopped rosemary
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon  hot sauce
• 1  lemon, juice of

• Vegetables

• 1  eggplant, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1  yellow squash, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1  zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise

• Sandwich

• 1  large baguette
• 1  red onion, thinly sliced
• 1  tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1  cup  Baby Spinach

Directions

1. For the pesto, heat oil in a small nonstick pot over medium heat. Add garlic cook until lightly browned. **If you have roasted garlic on hand skip the first part & just use that**. Transfer to a food processor, add beans, parsley, rosemary, salt, Tabasco, and lemon juice and puree until smooth and creamy. Set pesto aside.
2. For the sandwiches, steam eggplant, squash, and zucchini until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. (Alternately, vegetables may also be grilled or broiled approximately 2 inches from a flame or heating element for 2 to 3 minutes until tender).
3. Spread half of the reserved pesto evenly over length of one side of the baguette. Layer baguette with eggplant, squash, and zucchini, then top with red onions, tomatoes, and spinach. Spread remaining pesto on the other half of the baguette and arrange it over the vegetables to make a sandwich, pressing halves together lightly. Cut into 4 pieces and serve.