Grilled Bagel Toasties with Roasted Chicken, Mozzarella, Olive and Basil
A buttery and crispy grilled sesame bagel loaded with flavoursome herby chicken, creamy garlic mayo, crunchy olives, tomato, basil, melted mozzarella, salt and pepper.....and a dash of tabasco if you like it hot.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Servings: 2
Ingredients
................ Rosted Chicken...........
250gChicken breast or thighs..whole skinned
1tbspButter
1tbspOil
1/2headof Garlic, unpeeled
1tbspfresh or dry Thyme
1 1/2tbspLemon juice
1tspLemon zest
1pinchof Chilli Flakes (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
.....................Assembly.................
3-4Sesame bagels
1cupfresh Basil
1largeTomato, sliced
1/2cupgreen and black olives..sliced
1cupMozzarella, sliced or grated
1cupMayonnaie
Tabasco, optional...to taste
salt and papper to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (400 degrees F).
Place chicken in a roasting pan with garlic and oil. Rub it with butter, lemon zest and thyme. Sprinkle salt, pepper chilli flakes(optional) and 1 tbsp lemon juice. Cook it covered, for 40-45 minutes or until cooked.
Once done, leave it aside for few minutes to cool down then cut it in to the bite-sized pieces. take out the roasted garlic in a separate bowl and squeezed the pulp out of the skin, mash and smooth it with a fork and keep it aside.
Prepare the tomato, olives and cheese. .
Pour Mayo in the bowl with the garlic mash, add few drops of lemon juice salt and pepper and mix it to a smooth paste...
Now the assembly.... turn the grill on to medium to hot , place the bottom bagel with a thick layer of garlic Mayo, topped with chicken, couple of tomato and mozzarella slices, olives , basil, salt and pepper and a dash of Tabasco (optional), Cover it with the top bagel layer and close the grill and cook it for 10 minutes or until crispy... turn it half way. Now if you grilling it on a normal pan cover it with a heavy lid and follow the rest of the instructions as it is.
Serve it hot with your choice of crisp or salad! Enjoy