Grilled aubergine sandwiches with caper, olive & herb salsa recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Grilled aubergine sandwiches with caper olive & herb salsa recipe By Marina Filippelli - May 15, 2022 Silky soft marinated aubergines are one of my favourite things – that and salsa verde, which this salsa is a variation of. I could eat this combination every day and never tire of it. Laura Edwards SERVES 4 PREP 10 MINUTES COOK 15 MINUTES 1 large aubergine, thinly sliced lengthways Extra virgin olive oil, for brushing and drizzling 1 red chilli, sliced 1 large garlic clove, sliced 4 pieces plain focaccia Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper SALSA 50g pitted green olives, roughly chopped 1 tbsp capers, drained Handful of mint leaves Handful of parsley leaves Zest of 1⁄2 unwaxed lemon, peeled into thick strips 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Brush the aubergine slices lightly with olive oil and cook on a griddle pan over a high heat until charred and tender. Toss into a bowl with the chilli and garlic. Season with sea salt and drizzle generously with olive oil. Set aside. This can be done a day ahead, if you like – the aubergines will become even tastier if you do. For the salsa, combine the olives, capers and herbs in a bowl. Cut the lemon zest into thin strips and add them to the bowl with the extra virgin olive oil. Season with salt. To assemble the sandwiches, cut the focaccia pieces open and fill them with salsa and aubergine slices. Wrap tightly in greaseproof paper or foil to take on your picnic – you want the tasty oil to soak into the bread. Buy the book Our recipes are from Foolproof Picnic by Marina Filippelli, which will be published on 9 June by Quadrille, price £12.99. To pre-order a copy for £11.04 until 6 June, go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. Free p&p on orders over £20. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved