TL;DR

Panini (Panino, when it is only one) in Italy are ready with mushy Italian Ciabatta breads. They’re stuffed and pressed grilled sandwiches which can be served scorching from the griddle.

On the skin, panini are crunchy and on the within they’re mushy. A few of our most up-to-date favourite variations are the pesto tomato panini and the fried egg tomato panini.

This specific ham and cheese panini is made with ham, cheese, tomato slices and onions.

In Italy, you get ham paninis and mortadella panini, and this panini recipe was impressed by our panini sandwich escapades in Northern Italy.

Ingredient Notes

• Bread — In Italy they mostly use ciabatta breads for panini sandwiches. Attempt to get that or in its place, you need to use a French bread (hollowed out) or pita breads. Panini bread must be gentle and straightforward to fill.
• Ham — I really like cured smoked ham, however you might be free to make use of your favourite pork ham.
• Cheese — The cheese acts as a glue. Paul likes to make use of a flavorful cheese when he prepares the panini for us at dwelling.
• Onion — Dices, the finer, the higher.
• Tomato — Sliced.
• Salt & Black Pepper

Course of Overview

Step 1

Diced onion, sliced tomato. Lower the bread into two.

Maintain all the opposite components prepared.

Step 2

Place and unfold on a backside half of your bread the diced onion and sliced tomato. Season with salt and black pepper.

Prepare cheese and ham over that. Lower the cheese and ham into two to make them match on the bread if they’re fairly massive. Shut the panini with the highest bread.

Step 3

Grill the panini in a panini press or over the range high in a pan.

For the range high technique, use one other clear heavy pan to press the panini down. Flip the panini to grill on either side. Serve up scorching.

Serving & Storing

Do not skip including a dipping sauce to your panini. Standard Ketchup and Mayonnaise are nice, or how a few Mayocue, spicy Sriracha Mayonnaise or a Spicy Mayochup.

We love a small tangy aspect salad with this panini dish. A inexperienced lettuce salad or a shredded salad with carrots combines nicely with this ham and cheese panini sandwich.

You may maintain leftovers within the fridge for two–3 days, however examine your finest earlier than date in your ham first. Heat it up once more in a panini press, over the range high in a skillet, within the oven or in a microwave.