Heavenly crisp and gooey, yet simple to prepare.
Why buy strips of roasted peppers packed in oil-filled jars? You can achieve a fresh, delicious flavor in your own kitchen when you buy whole red bell peppers, and char and peel them using our simple technique.
These freshly roasted peppers top a generous smear of gooey goat cheese and sliced sweet onions, sandwiched between crisped slices of whole grain bakery bread. You don’t need to go to an Italian restaurant to get your favorite panini! Make this pressed sandwich at home from these few quality ingredients.
Sometimes it really is about life’s simple pleasures.
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Vegetarian Panini
Ingredients
- 1 cup roasted red bell pepper strips optional 1 bell pepper roasted, see below
- 4 sweet onion slices
- 4 tomato slices
- 4 tablespoon soft goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon thyme fresh
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 8 whole-grain artisan bread small slices
Instructions
Roasted Pepper Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Place whole bell peppers on a cookie sheet lined with foil. Turn peppers over every 10 minutes. Cook approximately 30 minutes or until skins are charred. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl and cover with foil to seal in the steam. After 45 minutes remove core, seeds, and peelings and discard.
- Slice peppers into 1 inch vertical strips.
Panini Instructions
- Brush oil evenly over one side of bread slices. Heat either a Panini press or nonstick skillet to 350 degrees or medium heat. Add to dry side of 4 slices of bread: roasted pepper strips, onion, tomato, goat cheese, thyme, and salt pepper. Place other slice of bread on top, oil side up.
- Heat Panini until bread is crispy and all the ingredients are hot.
Notes
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