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Grilled Vegetable Napoleon
20 min prep time
4servings
Recipe by
Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
Source
The Diabetes Cookbook
Photo by
Mittera
How to Make Grilled Vegetable Napoleon
This recipe uses non-fat plain Greek yogurt to stretch the goat cheese. This also works for cream cheese! You still get the great flavor and texture of the cheese without all of the extra fat.
20 min prep time
4servings
1 Napoleon
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Preheat an indoor or outdoor grill.
- In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar and ground black pepper.
- Add sliced zucchini, squash, bell pepper and eggplant to marinade and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Grill the vegetables about 2-3 minutes on both sides.
- Once grilled, cut the zucchini, eggplant and squash in half width-wise so that you have 8 pieces of each and set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together goat cheese, yogurt, garlic, oregano and ground black pepper.
- Lay 1 piece of eggplant on a plate, top with 1 heaping Tbsp. of cheese mixture, top that with two slices of zucchini, then top with another heaping Tbsp. of cheese mixture. Top that with 1 slice of bell pepper then another heaping Tbsp. of cheese mixture. Top that with two slices of yellow squash, then another heaping Tbsp. of cheese mixture and then the other slice of eggplant. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil. Repeat process for three more Napoleons.
Nutrition facts
4 Servings
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Serving Size
1 Napoleon
- Amount per serving Calories 170
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Total Fat
7g
- Saturated Fat 2.8g
- Cholesterol 10mg
- Sodium 80mg
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Total Carbohydrate
19g
- Dietary Fiber 4g
- Total Sugars 10g
- Protein 11g
- Potassium 580mg
- Phosphorous 180mg
Ingredients
olive oil
1 tbsp
balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp
black pepper
1/4 tsp
medium zucchini (sliced lengthwise into 4 slices)
1
medium yellow squash (sliced lengthwise into 4 slices)
1
orange bell pepper (sliced into 4 slices)
1
small eggplant (sliced lengthwise into 4 slices)
1
goat cheese (chevre) (softened)
1/4 cup
Plain Nonfat Greek yogurt
1 cup
garlic (minced or grated)
1 clove
minced fresh oregano
1 tbsp
black pepper
1/4 tsp
chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup
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