Modern Panini: Caribbean Chicken

Name: Modern Panini: Caribbean Chicken
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: red onion 4 thin slices; cilantro pesto ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml); fresh mango 6 thin slices; Caribbean jerk sauce 2 tsp; mayonnaise 2 tbsp; shredded cooked chicken 1 cup (6 oz/185 g); ground allspice ¼ tsp; olive oil 1 tbsp; Cuban rolls 2, split

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

About

Homemade cilantro pesto, sweet tropical mango, and spicy jerk seasoning give this panino layers of flavor and a Caribbean-style twist. Substitute shredded cooked pork, beef, or even grilled shrimp for the chicken.

Ingredients

Cuban rolls 2, split
olive oil 1 tbsp
ground allspice ¼

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Method

Preheat the sandwich grill. In a bowl, combine the chicken, mayonnaise, and jerk sauce. In a small bowl, stir together the olive oil and allspice. Brush the crust sides of the rolls with the seasoned oil, then spread the cut sides with the pesto, dividing it evenly. On the bottom half of each roll, spoon half of the chicken mixture, then layer with 3 mango slices and 2 o