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Monday, April 22, 2013

Broccoli & Cheese Melts


My son had very good eating habits, but recently he doesn't feel excited when he has to eat vegetables. So that's where I have to get a little creative and try to make the vegetable fun and exciting for him. This warm sandwich is a perfect example of that. It has a lot of Broccoli along with other vegetables and is so delicious that not only does my son like it but my daughter and husband are a big fans too.


This recipe will make 12 sandwich:



Ingredients:

  • 24 white bread slices
  • Butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 Cheddar & or Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 4 cups Broccoli florets, finely chopped
  • 1 Tomato, finely chopped
  • 1/2 Red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 Green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 Red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 Carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Mint, finely chopped
  • 2-3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • Salt & black pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp red Chilli flakes




Method:

  1. Chop all the vegetables and mint leaves.
  2. In a pan, heat up some olive oil and saute everything (except the mint) on a very high flame for about 3 minutes till all the vegetables are tender but not mushy.
  3. Add salt, pepper, red chilli flakes & paprika & mix it all well.
  4. Adjust the seasoning to your taste.
  5. Add the chopped mint and let the mixture cool down.
    Grate the Parmesan & or cheddar cheese and mix with the cool vegetable mixture.
  6. Butter one side of the bread and place it butter side down in a sandwich maker or a panini press.
  7. Fill with the Broccoli mixture and cover it with another slice of the bread (this time the buttered part goes on the top).
  8. Brown the bread to desired crispiness.


6 comments:

  1. S
    Looks yummy n healthy...love it..

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  2. This was great recipe for lunch with all easily available ingredients in the kitchen :). Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you Nisha for the feed back, I am glad you liked it.

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  3. Thinking of something to make for dinner I came across this recipe and just the thought of veggies and cheese together and the fact that all the ingredients are on hand helped too.
    A great recipe that myself and my family loved and with the compliment "mummy this was so yummy your the best!"

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    1. Yay! I am glad to hear that your kids complimented you. It definitely motivates me more when mine says that. Hope you can try out many more.

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