Modern Panini: Roasted Peppers, Goat Cheese & Salsa Verde

Name: Modern Panini: Roasted Peppers, Goat Cheese & Salsa Verde
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: roasted piquillo peppers 4, drained and sliced open lengthwise; soft goat cheese 2 oz (60 g), room temperature; olive oil 1 tbsp; levain bread 4 slices, each about ½ inch (12 mm) thick; salsa verde 2 tbsp

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

About

Piquillo peppers have a bit more kick than bell peppers. You’ll find them roasted in jars, usually packed in olive oil. Paired with the piquant salsa verde, they give this sandwich a distinctive bite that is mellowed by the creamy goat cheese.

Ingredients

levain bread 4 slices, each about ½ inch (12 mm) thick
olive oil

Europe
Italy
Sandwich
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Street Food

Method

Brush 1 side of each bread slice with the olive oil. On 2 of the bread slices, spread the unoiled sides with the goat cheese, then layer with the peppers, dividing them evenly. Drizzle with the salsa verde. Place the remaining 2 bread slices on top, oiled sides up, and press gently.
Place the panini in the grill, close the top plate, and cook until the bread is