So Long Grilled Sub Sandwich

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaf
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (or )
• 8 ounces loaf unsliced french bread
• 6 ounces thinly sliced mozzarella cheese
• 4 -6 ounces thinly sliced lean pastrami
• 2 plum tomatoes (thinly sliced lengthwise)
• 1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Recipe

• 1 dressing:.
• 2 combine the basil, oil, and vinegar in a bowl; set aside.
• 3 sandwich:.
• 4 slice bread in half lengthwise.
• 5 using a spoon, hollow out the bottom half, leaving a 1/2" thick shell.
• 6 in the shell, layer half the cheese, all the pastrami, all the tomatoes.
• 7 top with basil mixture and sprinkle the pepper.
• 8 top with remaining cheese and put bread on top.
• 9 wrap in heavy foil.
• 10 put this on a grill over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, turning every 5 minutes.
• 11 to serve cut crosswise into 4-6 slices.
• 12 note:.
• 13 you could do this in a hot oven still turning every 5 minutes.