Roasted Red Pepper, Baby Arugula, & Goat Cheese Sandwiches with Optional Bacon
Inspired by a BLT, but not really a BLT at all. Chewy ciabatta bread is loaded with gorgeous roasted red peppers, zippy arugula, creamy goat cheese, a little olive oil and black pepper, and bacon - if you choose.
Yield: 2sandwiches
Ingredients
1/2loaf ciabatta breadI like the half-loaf size from Trader Joe's - it's perfect for these sandwiches
8ouncesroasted red pepperspreferably in olive oil
1/2cupbaby arugularinsed and dried
2ouncesgoat cheesechevre
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
If adding bacon, per sandwich add:
2slicesbaconcooked, drained, and cooled
Instructions
Slice the ciabatta bread in half lengthwise and then cut about a five-inch hunk of bread for each sandwich. Lay sandwich inside-up and begin layering.
First, add a couple of layers of the roasted red peppers. Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt. I add a little more salt for the veggie sandwich, and just a tad for the carnivore's sandwich because it will have the natural saltiness of bacon, too. Pile a handful of arugula onto each sandwich, then crumble the goat cheese onto the arugula, dividing evenly between the two sandwiches. Lay the bacon on top, if using. Drizzle a teaspoon or so of the olive oil from the roasted red peppers onto the top of the whole thing and lightly dust with black pepper.
Close up those sandwiches, slice in half, and serve!