Roasted Vegetable Sandwich with Avocado-Basil Aioli
This vegan, gluten-free, and grain-free roasted vegetable sandwich with avocado-basil aioli is packed to its mushroomy edges with goodness. Portobello "buns" are piled high with roasted veggies and slathered in a delightfully creamy avocado-basil aioli.
Servings: 2 sandwiches
Ingredients
For the Buns
- 4 large portobello mushroom caps
- sea salt
- black pepper
For the Roasted Vegetables
- 1 vine-ripe tomato, sliced into ⅓-inch-thick rounds
- ½ jar roasted red peppers
- 1 medium zucchini, ends trimmed, halved, and sliced lengthwise
- 1 small red onion, peeled and sliced into ½-inch-thick rounds
- ½ jar roasted red peppers, sliced into 2-inch strips
For the Avocado-Basil Aioli
- 1 avocado, pitted
- ⅓ cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt or to taste
For Garnishing
- 4 butter lettuce or romaine leaves, washed and roughly torn
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Clean, de-stem, and scoop out the gills of the portobello mushrooms. Place all four, gill-side-down, on a large baking sheet lined with parchment pepper. Sprinkle with the tops with salt and pepper and roast for 20-25 minutes or until tender.
- At the same time, add the tomatoes, zucchini, and red onion to a pan lined with parchment paper, and sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper. Bake alongside the mushrooms for 20-25 minutes or until tender, flip halfway through and season other side of veggies with black pepper and sea salt.
For the Avocado-Basil Mayo
- Add the avocado flesh, basil leaves, garlic, lemon juice, and sea salt to a food processor. Process for 2-3 minutes or until smooth, stopping as needed to scrape down the sides.
To Assemble
- Slather the gill-side of all 4 mushroom caps with the avocado-basil aioli. On two of the portobello caps, layer the lettuce leaves, zucchini, tomatoes, red onion, and roasted red peppers. Top with the other portobello caps, and serve.