Grilled Vegetable Panini
Ciabatta bread rolls
mozzarella cheese slices
1 small egg plant sliced
1 small zucchini sliced
1 small squash sliced
red bell pepper sliced
Basil leaves as needed
Butter
Ingredient for pesto sauce:
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
3 table spoons pine nuts
1/4 cup parmesan
salt to taste.Place all the above ingredients in the food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined. Keep on the side.
Grill all the above vegetables with extra virgin olive oil until tender. ( Don’t over cook)
Slice the roll and spread the pesto sauce, add slice of cheese, top with grilled vegetables and basil leaf. Top with another slice of Ciabatta and grill on Panini press. You can also make this recipe using sun dried tomato pesto, or a combination of both pestos, one on each half of the ciabatta bread.
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