Spicy Roasted Red Pepper & Hummus Sandwich with Portabello

This is an amazing sandwich that I know you will love. I used a crusty artisan bread and made my own spicy hummus sandwich spread.  After spreading on my hummus, I added sliced apples, tomatoes, grilled portabello mushrooms, Mezzetta roasted red peppers, Mezzetta jalapeno stuffed olives, basil leaves & romaine lettuce. Talk about flavor plus in a sandwich!!  You could also grill this or put it in your panini maker, just add the lettuce after your sandwich is done cooking. See picture below for this same sandwich panini style. I hope you will give this sandwich a try because I know you and your family with love it.

Spicy Roasted Red Pepper & Hummus Sandwich with Portabello
Serves 2-4
Printable Recipe

4 slices of Artisan Bread
8 tbsp. homemade spicy hummus (see recipe below)
4 apple slices
4 tomato slices
8 sliced pieces of a large portabello mushroom
1 tsp. olive oil
3 tbsp water
½ cup Mezzetta Roasted Red Peppers
8 Mezzetta Jalapeno Stuffed Olives (sliced)
8 medium size pieces of basil
Romaine lettuce leaves

1.) Grill 8 long slices of a large portabello mushroom in 1 tsp. olive oil. Lightly salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes. Add 3 tbsp of water all at once and continue to cook 2 additional minutes. Remove from heat.

2.) Spread all 4 pieces of artisan bread with 2 tablespoons each of hummus. Slice apples and tomatoes into ¼ inch thick round pieces. To one side of each sandwich add 4 portabello mushroom slices, 2 slices of apple, 2 slices of tomato, ¼ cup roasted red peppers, 4 sliced olives, 4 basil leaves and romaine lettuce. Put the other slice of bread without the vegetables on top to make a finished sandwich.

Spicy Hummus
1 (16 oz.) can low sodium garbanzo beans/chick peas
1/4 cup Mezzetta Roasted Red Peppers
3 tbsp liquid from Mezzetta Roasted Red Peppers jar
3 tbsp water
1 clove fresh garlic
½ tsp maple syrup or agave
¼ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp dried onion flakes
½ tsp sea salt

Directions:
Put all ingredients in food processor or higher powered blender and blend until smooth. Stop and scrape sides of blender several times.




Spicy Roasted Red Pepper & Hummus Sandwich with Portabello