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Smoked Mozzarella and Roasted Pepper with Olive Dressing On


Title: Smoked Mozzarella and Roasted Pepper with Olive Dressing On
Categories: None
Yield: 1 Servings

4 Kalamata or other
-brine-cured black olives;
-pitted
1 tb Fresh lemon juice
1/4 c Olive oil
1/2 Garlic clove; or to taste
1/8 ts Cayenne; or to taste
4 4-inch lengths of Italian
-bread; halved horizontally
1 lg Yellow or red bell pepper;
-roasted and quartered
1/2 lb Smoked mozzarella; sliced
-thin
1 c Loosely packed fresh basil
-leaves

In a blender blend the olives, the lemon juice, the oil, the garlic, and

the cayenne until the mixture is smooth and brush the cut sides of the
bread with the olive dressing. Divide the roasted pepper, the mozzarella,
and the basil among the bottom halves of the bread and cover the sandwiches
with the top halves of the bread, pressing them firmly.

Makes 4 sandwiches

Gourmet June 1990

Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy on Feb 24, 1998