Recipe for cooking grilled chicken sandwich with roasted red onion and garlic mayonnaise

Quick Meals- Salads and Sandwiches :: Chicken and Turkey Sandwiches

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Roasted Red Onion and Garlic Mayonnaise

Source: Cuisine Magazine - July/August 1997

Servings size: 6

Garlic Mayonnaise
3 slices red onion (1/2-in. slices), roasted
1 head garlic, roasted
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

Sandwich
1 loaf focaccia bread, sliced
1/2 C. extra virgin olive oil, for marinade
2 boneless chicken breast halves, grilled and sliced
5 portobello mushrooms, grilled and sliced
1 1/2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, for sauting
2 Tbsp. garlic, finely minced
6 C. fresh spinach, cleaned
1/4 lb. gruyere cheese, thinly-sliced

Garlic Mayonnaise: Cut top off garlic to expose cloves. Slice onion. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Roast at 375 degrees F for 40 min. Add to basic mayonnaise and blend until smooth.

Sandwich: Marinate the chicken and mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil for 10 min. Grill over high heat, and then slice.

In hot saut pan, cook garlic in oil for 15 seconds. Add all the cleaned spinach. Compact the spinach, toss and stir. Cook just till wilted.

lice Focaccia to form a top and a bottom. Lightly brush each cut side with extra virgin olive oil. Place both pieces under your broiler so that the cut side is toasted.

Layer ingredients like spokes on a wheel. This spreads them out evenly so there\",s filling in every bite. Start with chicken