Vegetarian Panini
With super fresh ingredients, you will be delighted with this crispy panini for lunch or dinner.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 219kcal
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
I recommend roasting several peppers at once and using for other recipes. Try Homemade Tomato Paste which is delicious as a spread or in pasta dishes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1each | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 170mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 7
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 7
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 7