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Grilled Mozzarella Sandwich

This sandwich is a fancy grilled cheese sandwich. Pesto is spread onto sliced bread. Then sliced fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes are placed on top. Next another piece of bread is placed on top to finish the sandwich. The sandwich is placed in a Panini maker and cooked for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Slice the sandwich anyway you want before serving.
Course Entree
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 4 slices sourdough bread
  • 4 oz mozzarella cheese sliced
  • 1 large tomato sliced
  • 2 oz sun-dried tomatoes jarred

Pesto

  • ½ cup fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves peeled
  • 2 tbsp walnuts
  • 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Instructions

Pesto

  1. Place the basil, garlic, walnuts and Parmesan cheese in a food processor, season with salt and pepper, to taste and blend. While the food processor is on, pour the olive oil slowly into the mixture in order to allow the olive oil to emulsify.
  2. Spread the pesto equally on the slices of bread and place two slices of bread on Panini maker for 2 minutes.
  3. Then place the mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes on top of the bread slices and allow the cheese to melt and the veggies to soften, keeping the panini maker open.
  4. Once the cheese starts to melt, add the second slices of bread on top to close the sandwiches, then close the Panini maker for 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. Remove and slice in half and serve.

Recipe Notes

Jarred pesto can be used for convenience. The sandwiches can also be grilled in a skillet if you don’t have a Panini maker.