Recipe for home made panini
In the month I lived in Manhattan in 2005, I mainly lived on paninis from the corner deli. This recipe for my standard home lunch sandwich approximates them.
- Heat up folding grill until ready
- Slice a quarter of a red pepper into strips
- Slice a quarter of a small onion into strips
- Place pepper and onion strips onto gril, and grill for at least 4 minutes
- While grilling, take 2 whole wheat naan breads (Indian food section of supermarket).
- On the bottom naan, spread honey dijon mustard
- Add pastrami, corned beef or other deli meat
- When vegetables grilled, remove from gril and put on meat
- Add thin slices of, ideally, slices of provolone or mozarella or other cheese that doesn't run when melted. Otherwise, use old cheddar in thin slices
- Add baby spinach for greens
- Place other naan on top.
- Invert the sandwich. Spread extra virgin olive oil on the bottom.
- Put on the grill, oiled side down. Spread olive oil on top.
- Close grill and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- When cheese has melted and naan are a bit crispy, remove.
- Cut in half and serve.