Jodi Liano

Modern Panini: Prosciutto, Gorgonzola & Fig

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Perfect Panini: Mouthwatering Recipes for the World's Favorite Sandwiches
Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

  • About

The salty-sweet ingredients that make up this sandwich could easily be found on a cheese platter. The walnut bread is outstanding but a crusty olive loaf would be delicious, too. Look for fig jam in well-stocked supermarkets.

Ingredients

  • walnut bread or levain 4 slices, each about ½ inch (12 mm) thick

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add the prosciutto and cook, turning once or twice, until the edges begin to crisp and curl, 1–2 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Reserve the oil in the frying pan.
  2. Preheat the sandwich grill. Brush 1 side of each bread slice with the oil in the frying pan, then spread the unoiled sides with the jam,