Panini Sandwhiches

 If you have a press it's great to make these sandwiches.  I fell in love visiting Vancouver Canada / Seattle on a trip once and have never looked back with these yummy sandwiches.  If you don't have a grill cover a brick with a few layers of heavy duty aluminum foil.  Cook the sandwhiches in a normal skillet and press it with the brick to create the same effect.

Servings 6:

1 loaf crusty artisan bread

1 cup prepared marinara sauce

8-10 oz. fresh mozzarella sliced into 1/8'' thick slices

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

olive oil

1. Preheat panini press or skillet with a break over medium high heat

2. stack several basil leaves together and then roll tightly like a cigar. With a sharp knife slick the basil "cigar" in very fine slices across the roll, making a chiffonade thin confetti type strips of basil.

3. spread two slices of bread with marinara sauce. Layer one slice with cheese, and some of the basil.  Top with the other slice of bread.

4. Lightly brush the outsides of the sandwich with olive oil.  Press on the preheated panini press or skillet and brick until the cheese is melted and the outside of the sandwich is deep and golden brown.

5. repeat with remaining ingredients

I also love:

6 Canadian Bacon slices

4 tsp. honey mustard

4 slices country white bread

 8 slices pepper jack

18 baby spinach leaves.

Spread 1 teas of honey mustard on each slice of bread.  On two slices layer cheese, Canadian bacon and spinach.  Place remaining bread slices mustard side down over spinach.

Grill - enjoy