Keeping up with a blog is a lot of work I'm finding. I don't know how these people find the time to blog multiple times every day or even once a day or even once a week. My biggest problem is that I haven't had any WOW recipes lately, everything has just been 'eh.' I don't want to share 'eh' recipes with ya'll. I want WOW!
These sandwiches are pretty WOW. I only made one change from the original recipe and that was to add a layer of pesto. Everything's better with pesto.
1 loaf crusty bread, not the $.99 squishy French bread
3 Roma tomatoes
1 package fresh mozzarella
1/4 cup basil leaves
pesto (optional)
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper
1. Pre-heat your countertop grill or panini press. Slice bread, tomatoes and mozzarella. Brush outside of bread with olive oil. Spread a thin layer of pesto on inside of one slice of bread. Layer mozzarella and tomatoes and top with basil leaves. Add salt and pepper. Drizzle balsamic over the inside of the other slice of bread. Place on top of sandwich. Grill for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining ingredients. I ended up with 5 sandwiches.
Review - Jay and I really liked these. I made a modified version for the kids with only tomatoes and mozzarella. The both picked apart the sandwich and ate the insides. I think they have a hard time with the texture of the crunchy/chewy bread. I will definitely make these again. I can't wait to try them with my own tomatoes from my garden. You could tweak the ingredients to your liking. Splurge on the fresh mozzarella though. It's worth it.
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