Hi, I'm Danelle and this is where I dish about my favorite recipes. I focus on simple, family friendly fare and try to make feeding the family a little bit easier for everyone.
Ingredients
8 slices of foccacia bread or other flatbread, split (or 4 crusty rolls)
2 large tomatoes, sliced
8 slices fresh mozzarella
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1-2 tablespoon olive oil
1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
Drizzle bread slices with olive oil. On four slices, place equal amounts of sliced tomato, sliced mozzarella and basil. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Top with remaining bread slices to form a sandwich. Grill sandwiches in a panini press (or in between two frying pans) until bread is golden and cheese is melted.
Let's Dish
It's that time of year where my garden is producing an abundance of tomatoes, and this is one of my favorite ways to use them. This recipe is so versatile--try adding some roasted red peppers, or replacing the fresh basil with some pesto. I also like to add some chopped garlic. If you'd like something a little more hearty, throw in some chicken breast. And you can really use any kind of bread you have available. I love this light, quick summer meal full of fresh ingredients!
Who Dished It Up First
I'm sure I'm not the first to come up with this idea, but it's a sandwich I've always made when my garden starts producing an abundance of tomatoes.
This looks delicious and it's vegetarian too, which makes me oh so happy :)
ReplyDeleteEvery time I hear caprese I think of that Office episode where some guy sold Michael a caprese salad and told him it was weed. LoL.
ReplyDeleteThis panini looks sooo good. Basil and tomatoes are in abundance right now so this recipe is perfect!
I'm hungry. Do you deliver? ;)
This looks so fresh and yummy!
ReplyDeleteYum! They look delicious and refreshing.
ReplyDeleteThe apple of my eye.
Delicious!!
ReplyDeleteI love Panini's! All of your recipes look so delicious. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis looks very delicious and easy - wonderfull idea!
ReplyDeleteOur tomatoes are just about to start coming in, so this is a great go-to. Wish I had a panini press, though! Tasty! ~ Courtney
ReplyDeleteOur tomatoes are just about to start coming in, so this is a great go-to. Wish I had a panini press, though! Tasty! ~ Courtney
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! I too have soo many tomatoes from my garden and am always looking for new ways to use them! So thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou had me at caprese! This looks like my kind of meal :D
ReplyDeleteYUM! I had a margherita pizza a couple days ago that was so good I could have eaten the whole thing by myself and this looks equally delicious! So good.
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