Modern Panini: Grilled Salmon & Herbed Cream Cheese

Name: Modern Panini: Grilled Salmon & Herbed Cream Cheese
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: herbed cream cheese; sourdough bread 4 slices, each about ½-inch (12 mm) thick; olive oil 2 tbsp; salmon fillets 2 (about 5 oz/155 g each), skinned and flattened to about ½ inch (12 mm) thick; baby arugula leaves ½ cup (½ oz/15 g)

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

About

Homemade herbed cream cheese is infinitely better than store-bought versions. This recipe calls for chives, parsley, and tarragon, but use any herbs you like. Look for a crusty sourdough loaf; it will hold up well with the grilled salmon.

Ingredients

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

Europe
Italy
Sandwich
Fish course
Pescatarian
Street Food
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the sandwich grill. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper. Drizzle both sides with 1 tbsp oil. Place the salmon on the grill, close the top plate, and cook until the salmon is opaque throughout, 3–5 minutes. Transfer the salmon to a plate, keeping the grill o