Tonight I took the ingredients for a Caprese salad (ripe tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, balsamic vinegar and olive oil) and turned them into a sandwich. A panini no less! If you don't have a panini press not to worry, you can use a grill pan and a press.
Here's the list of ingredients in no particular amount for one sandwich.
French bread sliced about 1/2 inch thick
Olive oil
A nice thick slice of very ripe tomato
Some shredded mozzarella cheese
Fresh basil leaves
Fresh ground black pepper
Heat either the panini press or grill pan until hot.
Light brush one slice of bread and place it on the hot surface oil side down. Add about 1 - 2 T. of mozzarella and then top with the tomato slice. Drizzle the tomato slice with the balsamic glaze and grind the black pepper over that. Add as many basil leaves as you like and then top with a little more cheese. Then brush the other slice of bread with olive oil and place it on top of the sandwich with the oil side up.
Lower the top of the panini press or put a heavy press on top of the sandwich on the grill pan.
Let the sandwich cook until the bread is nicely browned and the cheese is melted.
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