Steemit Sandwich Contest week #52 - Arepas Stuffed With Cauliflower And Eggplant Relish

I have made a sandwich with Arepas once before. These were introduced to me recently this year by my dear steemit friends @jennimorillo and her daughter @yesslife from Venezuela.

The recipe for this bread calls for PAN. which is a precooked corn flour similar to tortilla flour, which is what I used the first time believing that PAN flour was not available in Canada. Recently I discovered that it is actually in almost every supermarket in town. So this time I used the flour intended for Arepas.

I mixed the flour with the same amount of water and a tablespoon of olive oil and some salt.

When the consistency seemed right I rolled it into a ball then flattened it. If it cracks around the edges you just add a little more water but I lucked out.

I cooked them in a non stick pan on both sides then split them into a pocket.

Eggplants were on sale and I only eat eggplants about five times a year so I thought I would make an eggplant relish for lack of a better way to describe this.

I roasted the eggplant then later sauteed them with zucchini, tomato, onion, garlic, carrots,green pepper, cayenne, paprika, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

For the cauliflower I coated them first with a mix of tapioca flour and water then chickpea flour.

They were browned in a pan then put in the oven.

I had some kalamata olives kicking around so I made an olive pesto from them by mixing them with cashew butter, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.

Then I stuffed the Arepas after putting some olive pesto inside. And a few sunflower seed sprouts to finish.