When I was younger, a very nice Italian man in our neighborhood, had a big garden and would pick his bounty throughout the summer. One of things he would do is roast his red peppers as soon as he picked them. He would invite the neighborhood kids to help him, after he roasted them on his grill, to put them in a paper bags and then pull the skin off. After we were all done he would make us "THE BEST" sandwiches. He would grab some rolls, toast them on the grill, put on some sharp provolone cheese and the red peppers. The cheese would melt from the warm roll and it was so good. My daughter and I were grocery shopping the other day, and you know what they say "don't go if you're hungry", well we did and we were. I told her the story of my friendly neighbor and she said she wanted to try the sandwich. So we picked up all the ingredients and decided that we were going to make it a panini when we got home. This is our version of "THE BEST" sandwich.
Roasted Red Pepper and Provolone Panini.
You can use a crusty Kaiser Roll, Sour Dough Bread, or we used a Tuscan Bread we bought at Costco.
Rub one side of each slice of the bread with a peeled garlic clove, then brush on olive oil. These will be the outside slices that will toast. Put one slice, oil side down, in the pan and layer on 3 slices of Belgioioso Sharp Provolone Cheese, then roasted red peppers. Top with the other slice, oil side up. And let the grilling begin! TIP: I buy Cento or Bellini roasted red peppers, or whatever is in the grocery store, if I don't have homemade ones. Make sure they are the peppers marinated in olive oil and garlic. The aroma of fresh basil in the summer is wonderful, add some of that too if you like!
Olive oil side down on the Panini grill. Turn when it starts to brown and you have grill marks.
Crispy, Tasty, Grilled Panini. Takes about 10 minutes to prepare and no time at all to gobble it down!
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