Mediterranean Heroes
These hefty heroes provide a luscious lunch or dinner meal. Pair them with a chilled soup to start and a tart sorbet (lemon, lime, grapefruit) as the final note.
These hefty heroes provide a luscious lunch or dinner meal. Pair them with a chilled soup to start and a tart sorbet (lemon, lime, grapefruit) as the final note.
Ingredients
- 4 5-oz. hero rolls, sliced in half lengthwise
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, mashed
- 1 6-oz. pkg. soy “chicken” strips
- 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and sliced diagonally into 1-inch pieces
- 2 medium-sized tomatoes, cut into sixths
- 1 cubanelle pepper, cut into long, thin strips
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella
Preparation
- Preheat broiler.
- Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat, and sauté garlic, “chicken” strips, scallions, tomatoes and pepper strips about 5 minutes, or until tomatoes and pepper strips soften. Remove from heat.
- Put mixture into large mixing bowl, and stir in yogurt. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Mound mixture onto hero rolls, and sprinkle each with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Put rolls onto baking sheet.
- Broil on center rack 3 to 4 minutes, or until tops are golden and cheese has melted. Slice each roll in half. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size Serves 8
- Calories 310
- Carbohydrate Content 42 g
- Cholesterol Content 10 mg
- Fat Content 9 g
- Fiber Content 3 g
- Protein Content 15 g
- Saturated Fat Content 3 g
- Sodium Content 570 mg
- Sugar Content 2 g
- Trans Fat Content 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content 0 g