Grilled Panini Sandwich

This panini sandwich recipe is wonderfully simple and easy to make, yet tastes like you ordered it from a gourmet sandwich shop.

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Grilled Panini Sandwich

This panini sandwich recipe is wonderfully simple and easy to make, yet tastes like you ordered it from a gourmet sandwich shop.

Ingredients :
  • 1 loaf Ciabatta bread
  • Mesquite or smoked turkey from the deli
  • fresh baby spinach leaves, washed and dried
  • 2 vine ripened tomatoes, sliced
  • havarti, or cheddar cheese slices
  • 3 cloves roasted garlic
  • 6 TB butter, softened
  • butter for grilling
  • kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
Directions :
  1. To make garlic butter, roast garlic ahead of time. Mix 3 cloves roasted garlic with 6 TB softened butter, incorporating well. If desired, mix in a pinch of kosher salt and some freshly ground pepper. Set aside until ready to use.

  2. Slice ciabatta loaf into sandwich-size slices. Spread inside of ciabatta slices with garlic butter. Load sandwich with slices of turkey, fresh spinach, tomato slices, and cheese. Brush tops and bottoms of sandwiches with butter. Grill until desired grill marks appear and cheese is melted. If using stove top grill, press down on sandwich to get grill marks on bottom side. Flip over and repeat on other side.