Calling All Panini Lovers!

My friend Amy introduced me to the panini press last summer and we've been addicted ever since. We usually just use our regular sandwich bread but our favorites are sourdough and sliced french. Here are a few of our favorites.

Pizza Dip Sandwich

Sourdough bread (presliced)
Pepperoni
Salami
Ham
Provolone (it's not as messy as shredded mozzarella)
Pizza sauce

Put the meat and cheese on the bread (I layer it cheese, meats, cheese so that it all sticks together). Drizzle a little olive oil on the bread and toast it in the press. Heat up the pizza sauce and dip the sandwich in it. YUMMY! We had these for dinner last night. Zane's friend took a bite, turned around and said, "This is the best thing EVER!" and then to Zane, "Dude, how often do you get to eat these?" That made me feel like these were blog worthy :).

Roast Beef Dip

Bread
Deli Roast Beef
Swiss cheese
Horseradish Sauce (not the strong prepared horseradish) I think it's by the mayo at the store.
Beeth broth (I made it from the cubes and just made it a little stronger so that it tasted like aus jus).

Spread the bread with horseradish sauce. Put the meat and cheese on it and grill (drizzle olive oil or butter on the bread first). Dip in the beef broth. This is one of their favorites!

Spicy Turkey

Bread
Turkey
Jalepenos
Muenster cheese
Honey Mustard (We use Inglehoffer and it's great! I bought it at Wal-Mart)

Spread the bread with the honey mustard (I put it on both pieces). Put the meat, cheese, and peppers on it and grill (I put butter on the outside first). This is one of my favorites!

Veggie

Sourdough bread
Cream cheese
Guacamole or avocado slices
Black olives
Red onion slices
Tomatoes
Cucumber

Spread the cream cheese on one piece of bread. Put all of the ingredients on it and grill. Drizzle olive oil on the outside first. This is REALLY good. You can add any kind of veggie that you want. Don't skip the cream cheese!! It sounds weird but it's really good.