Recipes Discovered

Prosciutto and Brie Panini Recipe

There is a sandwich shop in town that serves paninis and charges $15.00 for them. Now I realize that a panini is supposed to be a specialty sandwich, but come on, 15 bucks? That’s ridiculous. I don’t have a panini press, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t make a pressed sandwich myself.

Since a panini is an Italian sandwich, I went with the classic ingredients of ciabatta bread and prosciutto, which is just Italian ham. I also added brie and spinach to the sandwich. Any ingredients will work, and you can use whatever you like. I buttered the outside of each piece of bread, just like I was making a grilled cheese sandwich, layered my fillings inside, and topped each sandwich with a piece of buttered bread facing up. Then I made sure my skillet was hot and brushed it down with a little bit of olive oil. I added the sandwiches and to press them down, I put a large soup pot on top of them and weighted it down with a big can of tomatoes. I grilled the sandwiches for about 5 minutes and then flipped them over and put the soup pot back on top. After another 5 minutes, they were hot, melted and golden brown. They tasted just as good as the sandwich shop and they didn’t cost $15.00.