Oh my panini press, I love it! One of the best kitchen utensils I own! Matt and I enjoy making panini sandwiches quite often. Basically, a panini sandwich is any hot sandwich made with the press. We've made several different kinds and both yesterday and today for lunch we made two kinds.
Yesterday we made a caramelized onion panini. Caramelized onions are cooked low and slow in oil in a large skillet until golden brown. We then layered the caramelized onion, tomato slices, pepperonchinis, ham slices, and provolone on fresh Italian bread spread with butter on the outside. The sandwich is then pressed for a few minutes on the heated panini press.
Today we made our favorite kind of panini,
Italian Panini
Italian bread
Provolone cheese
thinly sliced ham
thinly sliced Pastrami
Salami
sliced green pepper
sliced tomato
sliced pepperonchinis
mayo
olive oil
Italian seasoning, garlic powder
Depending on the bread sliced you are using you can dip the outsides of both slices into the seasoned olive oil, or you may combine the Italian seasoning and garlic powder into the olive oil and brush onto the outside of the bread slices. Layer all ingredients onto the sandwich and place onto heated panini press. Press down firmly and cook approximately 5 minutes or until golden brown and a crust has formed.
Delicious! And the varieties are endless!
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