My Pesto Caprese Panini is a delicious explosion of flavors. This is a quick and delicious recipe perfect for any weeknight dinner.
Pesto Caprese Panini
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Serves: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 8 large slices Tuscan bread or any crusty bread
- One 12 oz package of pre-sliced fresh mozzarella
- ½ cup fresh cherry tomatoes sliced in halves
- ¼ cup fresh basil
- ½ cup store-bought or homemade pesto
- Extra virgin olive oil for grill pan and for drizzling on panini
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Spread one side of each slice of bread with generous amount of pesto.
- Heat a large grill pan with a generous amount of olive oil.
- Place four slices of bread (pesto-side up) in hot grill pan.
- While in pan, layer each of four slices of bread in pan with equal amounts of fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil.
- Drizzle the top of each open-faced sandwich with olive oil and balsamic.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top the sandwiches with remaining four slices of bread.
- Once mozzarella begins to melt (after approx. 3 minutes), carefully flip Panini.
- If bread does not have grill marks, allow it to grill longer before flipping.
- Grill second side of Panini for about 3 more minutes or until bread shows grill marks.
- Transfer to plate. Slice in half and serve immediately.
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