Description
A delicious bite of Italian ingredients.
Ingredients
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Avventura Special Sandwich
1 small clove garlic
3/4 cup packed basil leaves
1/4 cup fresh celery leaves
2 tablespoons walnut oil
1-teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup toasted walnuts
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 ciabatta rolls, split
1 ball fresh mozzarella, sliced
6 slices prosciutto
1 red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded, sliced
2 teaspoons hickory smoked balsamic vinegar or plain balsamic syrup
shredded fresh basil
Instructions
- With food processor running drop garlic through feed tube and process until finely minced. Add basil, celery leaves and oil; pulse until combined. Add lemon juice, walnuts, parmesan, sugar and salt; blend until smooth scraping down sides of bowl, if needed.
- Spread generous amount of pesto evenly on bottom half of each roll.
- On top of the pesto evenly layer desired amount of the mozzarella, prosciutto and peppers.
- Drizzle peppers with balsamic, sprinkle with some shredded basil and cover sandwich with roll top.
- Gently press sandwich together.
- Grill sandwich in a lightly greased Panini maker or on a griddle, pressing with a weight, for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: sandwich
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: Italian