Three-Cheese Veggie Sandwich #SundaySupper

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This week our Sunday Supper Team has a special treat in store for you! We’re sharing our favorite Emeril Lagasse recipes for a special New Years Eve Potluck menu! That’s not all! We will also be giving away copies of Emeril’s cookbooks to lucky visitors during our live tweetchat Sunday, December 30th at 7:00pm Eastern Time! Come join us by following the #SundaySupper hashtag at http://tweetchat.com and share your favorite Emeril recipes and Potluck Party Tips! Remember you need to be present during our chat to win and leave a comment about the potluck party below with your twitter handle so I can notify the winner! You can also follow us at http://twitter.com/#sundaysupper and include the #sundaysupper hashtag in your post.

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three cheese and veggie sandwich

For a Deli Girl at heart like me, getting Emeril’s Kicked-Up Sandwiches cookbook is my idea of a cool Christmas present! When Isabel told us that we would be focusing this week’s Sunday Supper on Emeril’s Kicked-Up Sandwiches and Emeril’s Potluck, I hoped I’d get picked for the sandwich cookbook because I’d heard so much about it from Isabel during her week with Emeril Lagasse’s Serious Sandwich Cookalong.
As a rule we try to eat at least one vegetarian meal a week at our house. Emeril’s Three-Cheese Veggie Sandwich fit the bill immediately!
Three Cheese Veggie Sandwich ingredients
Can you believe all this goodness goes in one sandwich!
Emeril combines provolone, cheddar, and Swiss with cucumber, rich creamy avocado and tender sprouts topped with Sun-dried Tomato and Walnut Pesto, served on his own fresh baked multigrain bread. Wow!

Sound good to you? Yeah me too! Here’s the recipe!

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, Emeril’s Kicked-up Sandwiches, William Morrow Publishers, New York, 2012.

3-Cheese Veggie Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 slices seeded or multigrain bread(see page 301)toasted
  • 1 cup Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Pesto (page 320)
  • 1/2 cucumber sliced into 1/8-inch rounds
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper,for seasoning
  • 4 slices provolone cheese
  • 4 slices cheddar
  • 4 slices Swiss
  • 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 cup alfalfa or green leaf sprouts
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

1. Arrange the toast slices in a single layer on a work surface. Spread 2 Tablespoons of the Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Pesto on each slice of bread. On 4 of the slices, arrange the cucumber in a single layer, covering as much of the bread as possible, and season with just a pinch of salt and pepper. Place a slice each of provolone, cheddar and Swiss cheese on top of the cucumber. Divide the avocado slices evenly among the sandwiches and season with salt and pepper. Spread 2 Tablespoons of the sun-dried tomatoes evenly over the avocado.
2. In a small mixing bowl, toss the spouts with the olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Spread 1/4 cup of the sprouts over the tomatoes on each sandwich. Complete the sandwiches with the remaining slices of toast.

Emeril’s Sun-dried Tomato and Walnut Pesto was a nice change from flavored mayo. I’m a pesto nut, so I made a double batch and used the extra to flavor baked skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Delicious!
Look at all the little bits of goodness!

Sun-dried Tomato and Walnut Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup walnut halves or pieces, toasted
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup whole sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Finely grated zest of lemon
  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Place the walnuts in a food processor and pulse until they are thoroughly chopped. Add the garlic, basil, parsley, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, salt, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar. Pulse for a few seconds. With the machine running, add oil in a steady stream to combine. Transfer the pesto to a serving bowl and use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week, or store in the freezer for 3 months.

I also made the bread, but in my version I omitted some of the seeds. I used shredded cheddar that I had on hand instead of sliced cheddar.
You can buy your own copy of Emeril’s Kick-up Sandwiches and Kick-Up lunch, brunch and even dinner (there is also dessert sandwiches)here!
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Please join on us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper on December 30th and the #SundaySupper conversation on twitter tonight, Sunday December 30, 2012 starting at 7:00 pm ET for more on Emeril recipes and a chance to win an Emeril cookbook! You do not want to miss out on the fun! Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. Check our our #SundaySupper Pinterest board for more fabulous recipes and food photos.

I received a courtesy copy of Emeril’s Kicked-Up Sandwiches and a copy of an Emeril Lagasse cookbook to giveaway to one of my readers. Opinions expressed are my own and I received no additional compensation.

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You’re Invited To #SundaySupper New Year’s Eve Potluck Party Emeril Style!

Sunday Supper New Years Eve Potluck Emeril Style

 

We’re having a #SundaySupper New Year’s Eve Party and you are all invited!  The Sunday Supper Team has been inspired by two of Emeril’s Cookbooks and we want to share some of our favorite recipes that are perfect to throw together a New Year’s Eve Potluck Party Emeril Style!

If anyone knows how to throw a party it’s Emeril and Kicked-Up Sandwiches and Emeril’s Potluck has the perfect recipes for a fun, casual and delicious New Year’s Eve Celebration!  Join us this Sunday at 7 pm Eastern Time on Twitter for our New Year’s Eve #SundaySupper Potluck Party.

25 Bloggers will be giving away 25 copies of Emeril’s Cookbooks!  You don’t want to miss this special Celebration!

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Red Lentil Brownies

Red Lentil Brownies

grind lentils

WonderMill and the Grain Mill Wagon Challenge challenged bloggers to come up with 5 recipes using freshly ground flours straight from their home grinding mill.
So far I’ve made Kamut Noodles , Spicy Whole Grain Crackers and homemade soy milk !
Since the WonderMill also grinds dried beans, I had to try something with lentils! I’m so glad I did!
These Red Lentil Brownies are packed full of flavor with a boost of bean nutrition.

Head on over to the Grain Mill Wagon Challenge for the Red Lentil Brownies recipe!

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Eggs Benedict #SundaySupper

eggs benedict whole

eggs benedict sauce

When families live miles apart, even states and countries apart, “Home for the Holidays” takes on real meaning. But coming “home” for the Holidays is often not practical for everyone.
One solution my (ex)Mother-in-law came up with was for all the siblings to have breakfast together on Christmas morning. A feat in itself since we lived in PA his sister lived in North Carolina, two brothers in Georgia and their Mom in Kentucky.
Thanks to a company that supplies Eggs Benedict kits including muffins, Canadian Bacon and Hollandaise sauce mix, she made sure that we had Eggs Benedict together on Christmas morning!
Eating Eggs Benedict is the easy part. Years ago I worked in a deli where it was on the menu every weekend. Making the sauce can be a chore but the taste is so rewarding! Clarifying the butter, being so sure there is no whites in with the yolks, whisking the yolks over a double boiler to the exact texture and not getting scrambled eggs, carefully incorporating the butter and lemon juice and THEN making sure to perfectly poach the egg and NOT break it when serving.
So when Isabel and Bea our hostess from Galactosemia in PDX for this week’s event suggested favorite food traditions for Home for the Holidays I started looking for an easy Eggs Benny recipe.
I found several recipes that use a blender!
Here’s one I adapted from Tasty Kitchen

Eggs Benedict

eggs benedict one

  • 2 English Muffins
  • Turkey Ham or Canadian Bacon
  • 6 eggs plus 3 egg yolks
  • 2 sticks butter
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worchestshire Sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste

Bring water to a boil in a deep fry pan. Add 1 teapoon of white or cider vinegar. This helps to keep the white from spreading too quickly.
While water heats up, Broil you muffin and ham pieces. I use a 1/4-inch thick slice of turkey ham from the deli. Keep warm.
eggs benedict muffin and turkey ham

When water boils, drop eggs in one at a time and lift it with a slotted spoon so egg doesn’t stick to the bottom. You can crack the eggs one at a time into a small bowl and slide them individually into the water.
eggs benedict cook eggs
The eggs take about 2 1/2 minutes to poach. The egg whites should be firm not runny.
eggs benedict poach one
eggs benedict poached on towel
Place cooked eggs on a paper towel to absorb excess water. Don’t worry, the wet towel keep it from sticking to the towel. I’m weird about the taste of paper towel or tissues, so we’re good, no towelly aftertaste!
For the Sauce
Melt butter and clarify it. I run a spoon over the top to skim off the butter fat. You can use the fat to butter the muffin or leave it in if you prefer.
eggs benedict butter
Pour yolks into blender in pulse to mix.
eggs benedict blender
Slowly pour butter into blender while its running on low.
Add lemon juice. Keep blending until smooth and creamy.
Assemble by putting ham on top of buttered muffin. Gently add egg.
eggs benedict assemble 1
Drizzle sauce.
eggs benedict sauce
Add hot sauce and more Worchestshire if desired.
eggs benedict cut

Check out the great Holiday Meal Traditions inspired by our #SundaySupper Team!

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