Vegetable Panini
Don't worry if you don't have a panini press. I don't! Honestly, you can substitute a regular skillet and a cast iron pan nested inside of one another to make this.
3 bell peppers, sliced into strips (I used 2 red and 1 orange)
1 sweet large onion, diced
8 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
Mozzarella, shredded
Basil pesto (we used this prepared brand)
Italian bread, sliced thin
2 TBSP butter (see note below)
Preheat oven to 425. Place veggies in an even layer on a Silpat-lined, lipped baking sheet. Roast veggies for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. If you are using the double skillet method to prepare your sandwich, melt 2 TBSP butter in your large non-cast iron skillet and brown bread on either side, just as you would if you were preparing a grilled cheese. Now slather pesto on one side of each piece. Sprinkle one slice with mozzarella and add a generous layer of cooked veggies. Place second slice of bread on top, pesto side down, to complete sandwich and put cast iron skillet on top of that, to anchor it down and create an easy panini-press. Do this for just a minute or two, until interior of the sandwich begins to meld together in molten-cheesy goodness. Flip and repeat on opposite side, if desired.
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3 bell peppers, sliced into strips (I used 2 red and 1 orange)
1 sweet large onion, diced
8 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
Mozzarella, shredded
Basil pesto (we used this prepared brand)
Italian bread, sliced thin
2 TBSP butter (see note below)
Preheat oven to 425. Place veggies in an even layer on a Silpat-lined, lipped baking sheet. Roast veggies for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. If you are using the double skillet method to prepare your sandwich, melt 2 TBSP butter in your large non-cast iron skillet and brown bread on either side, just as you would if you were preparing a grilled cheese. Now slather pesto on one side of each piece. Sprinkle one slice with mozzarella and add a generous layer of cooked veggies. Place second slice of bread on top, pesto side down, to complete sandwich and put cast iron skillet on top of that, to anchor it down and create an easy panini-press. Do this for just a minute or two, until interior of the sandwich begins to meld together in molten-cheesy goodness. Flip and repeat on opposite side, if desired.
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* Our vegetarian index<--More than 40 husband-approved recipes!