Veggie (or not) Bread

 

When this App came on sale for my iTouch, I broke down and bought it.  Every day, I  get a notification of a recipe I could make for dinner that night.  I've already tried three recipes, 2 of which were good.  This was one of the original recipes, but I adapted mine to what I had on hand.  My interpretation is below:

• Crusty loaf of artisan bread
• 3 small or 2 large portabello mushroom caps sliced into strips
• 1 large red bell pepper sliced into strips
• 4 green onions cut in 1 inch lengths
• 1/2 cucumber sliced paper thin
• 1/4 cup olive oil mayonnaise
• 1-2 tsp of crushed garlic, or 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 1/2 cup grated Gouda cheese
• olive oil
• salt and pepper

1. Set your oven to broil on low.  If you don't have a low setting just watch it carefully.  Adjust your rack to the second position from the top. 
2. Put the sliced portabello, red bell pepper, and onion on a foil lined cookie sheet.
3. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4. Mix veggies to coat and broil 4-6 minutes, tossing after every 2 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
5. Stir together mayo and garlic, and spread on thick slices of the artisan bread
6. Place 3-4 slices of cucumber on top of the mayo.
7. Remove the veggies and foil off of the cookie sheet and line cookie sheet with new foil.
8. Place the bread on the cookie sheet and top the bread with the broiled veggies.
9. Sprinkle the tops with the Gouda cheese.
10. Broil 1-2 minutes until the cheese is melted and the edges of the bread a lightly toasted.

Enjoy!