Homemade Italiano Caprese Panini Food

HOMEMADE ITALIANO CAPRESE PANINI

Steps:

• Mix Dressing - whisk together first 10 ingredients. Refrigerate 1 hour, or until slightly thickened.
• Preheat Sandwich Grill - highest heat.
• Lightly butter 4 slices of bread. Lightly toast all 6.
• Assemble sandwich: Toasted, buttered slice of bread (butter down); Ham; Roasted Red Pepper strips; Mozzarella; Dressing; Toasted, unbuttered slice of bread; Dressing; Mozzarella; Roasted Red Pepper strips; Ham; Toasted, buttered slice of bread (butter up)
• Grill 4 minutes, or until nicely marked and pressed.

CAPRESE PANINI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, capers, and pepper flakes; sauté until just starting to break down, about 3 minutes.
• Off heat, add vinegar.
• Brush oil on one side of each slice of bread; spread the other sides with 1 tablespoon pesto. Arrange mozzarella and tomato mixture on two slices of bread, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with another slice of bread, oiled side up.
• Toast sandwiches in a skillet or panini press.

CAPRESE PANINI

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomato, capers, and pepper flakes; saute until tomatoes just start to break down, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in vinegar.
• Brush one side of each bread slice with remaining oil. Spread the other sides with pesto. Place 2 slices of bread, pesto sides up, on a work surface. Layer with mozzarella cheese and then tomato mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with remaining bread, oiled sides up.
• Toast sandwiches in a large skillet over medium heat until golden, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Use a heavy skillet on top of the sandwiches to weigh them down as they cook.

CAPRESE PANINI (MOZZARELLA, TOMATOES AND BASIL)

Steps:

• Preheat an electric panini maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Brush one side of each bread slice with olive oil.
• Lay the slices, oiled side down, on a clean work surface.
• Spread the top of each slice with 1 Tbs mayonnaise.
• Place the cheese on one slice and top with the tomato slices.
• Drizzle with the vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
• Top with the basil, then with the other bread slice, oiled side up.
• Place the sandwich on the preheated panini maker and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions until the bread is golden and the cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the sandwich to a cutting board and cut in half.
• Serve immediately.
• Serves 1.