Mozzarella Panini Recipe

Here is a delightfully simple, veg-friendly mozzarella panini recipe.

Garden Fresh Mozzarella Panini

• 1 medium ciabatta loaf, sliced horizontally
• ¾ cup green or red pesto
• 4 slices mozzarella
• 4 large tomato slices
• Mixed organic greens
• Fresh basil leaves
• Olive oil

Preheat panini press to medium. Spread half the pesto in the panini top and the other on the panini bottom. Place slices of cheese immediately over the panini bottom. Arrange all else as per your preference. Brush with olive oil and grill until mozzarella is melted and runny and bread golden-brown, around 6 minutes. Serve immediately.

Tuna and Cheese Panini Recipe

Here is a nice and simple flaked tuna and cheese panini recipe, for those times when you feel like fish or can’t have any meat. 

• 8 slices whole-wheat bread
• 1 small (6½-oz.) can tuna packed in brine, drained
• 1/3 cup pickle relish
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• 4 slices Cheddar or Mozzarella cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Olive oil

Preheat panini press to medium heat. Mix drained tuna, pickle relish and mayonnaise in bowl; season with salt and pepper. Lay bread slices open on a plate; place cheese on panini bottoms. Distribute panini filing evenly among bottoms. Cover with panini tops. Brush lightly with olive oil and grill in hot press for 5-7 minutes until cheese melts and bread is golden-brown. Serve immediately. Makes 4 sandwiches or 8 half-sandwiches.

Grilled Tomato-Mozzarella Panini

4 slices Ciabatta

4 thin slices Mozzarella cheese

1 beefsteak tomato, sliced

1/4 cup pesto

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat panini press to medium heat.

2. Place cheese slices on 2 slices of bread. Spread pesto over cheese and top with tomato slices and remaining bread.

3. Brush both sides of panini with oil and place on the grill. Cook each side for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is golden-brown. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Cheese Panini Recipe

If it’s a cheese panini recipe you are after, especially if you are a cheese person, you’re in luck! There are literally hundreds of varieties of cheese available today. Many of these do wonderfully in panini, whether they’re mixed with other ingredients like chicken or turkey – or combined with other sorts of cheese. Here are a few recipes you can try and enjoy if you love cheese panini.

Here’s a lovely simple recipe that combines two kinds of cheese – delightfully sharp Cheddar and buttery, sweet Havarti – with a few other ingredients to make this an easy but really tasty panini. Preheat your grill (preferably a double-sided grill) and butter it lightly, spread it lightly with olive oil, or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Take eight slices of whole wheat, sourdough, or ciabatta bread and spread four of them with mustard. Shred your Cheddar and Havarti cheese and sprinkle the mustard-topped bread slices with equal portions of both. Slice a ripe beefsteak or heirloom tomato and place a slice atop each cheese-heaped bread slice. When done, place the remaining four slices of bread atop. If you wish, you can butter your panini lightly. When the grill is hot, place each panini carefully in it and, if you’re using a double-sided grill, swing the other side down on the panini. Grill the panini until nice and golden-brown and the cheese is melted. (Make sure to turn the panini over if you aren’t using a double-sided grill.)

Another great cheese panini recipe is one that incorporates chicken breast and cheddar cheese. Get a medium-sized ciabatta loaf; slice it in half lengthwise, and then slice each half into four slices. Spread four of these portions of bread with approximately 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise. Next, get four slices of pre-cooked chicken breast and place them on top of the bread slices that have been spread with mayonnaise. Then grate about a cup and a half of cheddar cheese and sprinkle this on top of the chicken breast slices. If desired, top these chicken breast slices with thin slices of tomatoes and greens such as lettuce or young spinach leaves. Finally, close your panini by placing the four bread slices on top of these slices. Heat your double-sided grill and brush with a little olive oil or melted butter. Place your panini inside and press down. Grill until the bread is golden and the cheese has melted nicely.

Lastly, feel free to substitute other sorts of cheese for the ones we’ve used in these recipes – the more exotic the better! Don’t be afraid to experiment and find new combinations.