Back to the sandwiches. The ya-ya's came over for dinner over Christmas and we built our own panini's with a side of soup. It was so fun and everyone could create their own delicious combo. Court, did you realize that none of us took a single picture of that night? What a bummer! The meal was such a hit, the Meloy's rang in Christmas day doing the same. Mom made corn chowder and we each had a different panini...which led to going around the table sharing the selected innards.
Since settling back into the apartment after Christmas, the press has lived on the counter so we could have easy access to a perfect dinner. Sara thinks that making any sandwich into a panini gives it an instant face lift and I happen to agree. Seeing as we just polished off our "snow day sandwiches" I thought I'd share the perfect panini ingredients. Purely my opinion....but highly recommended.
Becca's Panini (not so creative, I know)
2 slices thick rustic bread -- we use publix 5 grain sourdough
1 slice pepper jack cheese
1 slice colby jack cheese
deli sliced turkey
thinly sliced onion -- red is the best, but will settle for yellow or white
sliced tomato
2 or 3 slices of crispy bacon
here's the secret ingredient: thinly sliced fuji apple
Split both cheese slices in half and put each half on opposite sides of the bread slices. That way each bite will have both kinds. layer all the other goodies in the middle. Drizzle the outsides of the bread with olive oil and grill to perfection. If you don't have a panini press, this can also be accomplished in a pan on the stove. Just use a heavy pan to squish it all together. It could also be done with a grill pan (like the one Liz just returned from her wedding--ha ha ha)
I would post a picture of the finished product, but who has time for photography when a steaming hot sandwich is calling your name?! Plus, food photography is above my pay scale. So there. ENJOY!
7 comments:
I still hear the pesto panini in London calling my name or maybeit's the Toblerone fondue... good memories.
woah--that place was amazing. maybe my first panini too! if it wasn't 'no sweets january' i would've made the fondue for dessert. mmmmm--so good.
Our panini press lives on our countertop these days, too!
To join in the fun here is my perfect panini:
I like a thick sliced white bread (bc I'm healthy like that)
brie or havarti
spinach
tomato
avocado
thinly sliced chicken breast
and i like to put a little mayo and spicy brown mustard on there too!
mmmm....see ya, i'm headed to the kitchen...
YUM! Can I say, I also received a panini press for christmas a few years ago... and returned it?!? Bah! We just didn't have the space for it, but now we do :(
Don't worry, I do have an electric griddle/grill, a grilled sandwich maker (a la college) and a george forman grill, so I can still try out these great recipes!! I need to get creative, and some tomatoes, stat!
I Just inherited the Freytags Panini maker...i love that chris loves to clean things out so often:) Ive only used it a few times but do love it!!! Im gonna steal the recipe book from their house now too...they clearly dont need it now!! Its the williams sonoma one so its gotta be good
I wonder how a nutella, peanut butter and banana panini would taste.
@megahn: holy cow--dessert panini would be amazing! let's be honest...anything with nutella would be so delish. aw--makes me miss the crepe man at portabello market!
@shelby: you really have a great job! panini press and coach bags for free :) you just reminded me that i got a cookbook with the panini press--i'll have to give some of those a try.
@court: i would've guessed you to be a brie and avacado lady!
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