Italian Style Panini
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 6:40am

Ingredients




For the Roasted Pepper Chutney:
2 vine ripe tomatoes - whole
1 large onion - quartered
2 jalapeños with seeds - whole
4 cloves of garlic
4 bell peppers – any color - halved
¼ cup fresh basil
2 tbs. olive oil
1 tsp. dried oregano
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. black pepper
2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
2 tbs. honey
For the Italian Style Panini:
European style bread
Deli ham - slices
Salami - slices
2 – Vine-ripe tomatoes - sliced
Emmi cheese – Le Gruyere Cave – Aged Kaltback – sliced
Emmi cheese - Le Gruyere mild cheese - sliced
Roasted pepper chutney
Butter for the bread

Preparation

1 For the Roasted Pepper Chutney: 2 Preheat Oven 350 degrees: 3 Place the tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and jalapeños on a baking sheet. 4 Bake 20 -25 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool. 5 Remove the stem from the jalapeños and quarter the tomatoes. 6 Place the jalapeños, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, basil, seasonings, balsamic vinegar and honey in a food processor and give a few good chops; until the desired consistency is reached. 7 For the Italian Style Panini: 8 Place salami slices on each slice of bread followed by the chutney, then the tomato, then the cheese, the ham, cheese and finally; put the sandwich together. 9 Butter each side of the bread. 10 Place in the panini maker and grill to desired crispness and color.