EGGPLANT & PEPPER GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

Eggplant & Pepper Grilled Cheese Sandwiches image

If you're in possession of a beautiful eggplant and a jar of roasted red peppers, consider adding them to your next grilled cheese sandwiches.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 32m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 small eggplant (3/4 lb.), cut crosswise into 18 thin slices
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/3 cup GREY POUPON Country Dijon Mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp. HEINZ Red Wine Vinegar
3/4 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1 clove garlic, crushed
6 French bread baguette pieces (4 inch), split
1 jar (7 oz.) roasted red peppers, cut into strips
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Arrange eggplant slices on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray, overlapping slightly if necessary; sprinkle with pepper. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until eggplant is tender.
Heat broiler. Mix mustard, oil, vinegar, oregano and garlic until blended. Brush eggplant with 1/4 cup mustard mixture. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 1 min.
Brush cut sides of bread with remaining mustard mixture. Cover bottom halves of baguette pieces with eggplant, red peppers and cheese; place on broiler pan alongside baguette tops, cut sides up.
Broil, 4 inches from heat, 2 to 3 min. or until cheese is melted. Place baguette tops over bottoms to make 6 sandwiches.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 880 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 14 g