Black Bean Hummus Panini

A recipe for a sandwich? Try it once, and you’ll see why. Welcome to your new favorite!

You will need

• 1 cup cooked-and-rinsed black beans (canned is fine)
• ⅓ cup hummus (you can use our Hero Homemade Hummus recipe)
• 4 thin slices of eggplant (or more if you like it meaty)
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 slices of your favorite bread (you can use our Delicious Quinoa Avocado Bread recipe)
• A little olive oil, ideally sprayable

Method

(we suggest you read everything at least once before doing anything)

1) Grill the eggplant slices until soft.

2) Spread hummus generously on one side of both slices of bread.

2) Add the black beans on top of one slice (the hummus will help them stay in place), followed by the sun-dried tomatoes and then the eggplant. Top with the other slice of bread, hummus-side down.

3) Coat (carefully, please) the inside of the panini press (both interior sides) with olive oil. If you don’t have sprayable oil, using a sheet of kitchen roll to apply the oil is a good way to do it without making a mess.

4) Grill the assembled sandwich, until the bread starts to brown and the insides are warm; this should take about 4 minutes.

Enjoy!

Want to learn more?

For those interested in some of the science of what we have going on today:

• Three Daily Servings of Beans?
• Chickpeas vs Black Beans – Which is Healthier?
• Lycopene’s Benefits For The Gut, Heart, Brain, & More

Take care!