Grilled Veggie Panini Recipe with Feta and Tahini Sauce

This grilled veggie panini recipe with feta and tahini sauce makes for an excellent lunch or dinner choice. It’s earthy, sweet, and mouthwateringly delicious!

Grilled Veggie Panini Recipe

Packed with nutrients from the zucchini, peppers, and eggplants, this panini tantalizes the tastebuds with notes of tahini sauce throughout.

Ingredients

To make this recipe, you need the following ingredients:

• Eggplant/Aubergine – 1
• Zucchini/Courgette – 2
• Peppers – 2
• Red Onion – 1 small
• Feta Cheese – 100 grams (3.5 oz)
• Salt – 1 tbsp
• Olive Oil – 2 tbsp
• Panini Rolls – 2 panini bread rolls (or 4 slices of your favorite bread)

And for the tahini sauce

• Tahini Paste – 4 tbsp tahini paste
• Lemon Juice – 2 tbsp
• Salt – a pinch of salt
• Water – 4 tbsp cold water
• Garlic – 1 clove minced garlic

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1 – Slice the eggplant and zucchini in approx. 1/2 inch or 1-cm slices and place them on a large tray. Then, sprinkle them with 1 tablespoon of salt, and leave them aside for 15-20 minutes. Pat them dry with a paper towel after.

Step 2 – Cut the peppers in 4, slice the onions, and add all the veggies to a baking tray. Drizzle the olive oil over them and give them a mix.

Step 3 – Roast the veggies at 430°F or 220°C for about 30 minutes.

Step 4 – While the veggies are roasting, make the tahini sauce.

Combine 4 tablespoons of tahini paste with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 minced garlic clove, a pinch of salt, and initially, 2 tablespoons of cold water.

Then, give it a mix and continue to add water until you have a smooth sauce. In our case, we used an additional 2 tablespoons of water (for a total of 4 tablespoons in the recipe), but this may vary depending on the tahini paste you use.

Step 5 – Assemble your paninis. This recipe makes 4 large paninis, so on each panini we put 1/4 of each of the ingredients (zucchini, eggplant, peppers, red onion, feta, and tahini sauce).

Step 6 – Put the tahini in a panini press or grill. We used Tefal’s intelligent grill and grilled them two paninis at a time for about 4-5 minutes.

Repeat with the remaining paninis.

For those of you who don’t have a grill, worry not! You can just put them in a large pan on the stove over medium heat and use something heavy to press on them like a big pot, a chef’s press, or another pan. Then flip them after a couple of minutes and press again. I use this method all the time when there’s no panini press available.

Enjoy the paninis while warm!

This recipe is fantastic for when you have leftover roast vegetables. The tahini sauce and feta pair well with most veggies, so you can experiment with this recipe and use your personal favorite veggies or any leftover grilled veggies in it!

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