Smoked Turkey Panini

By cserumga

- from Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine, June/July 2006 - makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 * 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 * 2 Granny Smith apples—peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 * 1 loaf Italian bread, cut into 4 equal pieces, then each in half lengthwise
• 1/2 * 1/2 pound smoked Gouda cheese, grated
• 1/2 * 1/2 pound thinly sliced deli smoked turkey

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from rachaelraymag.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a grill pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Cook the apples until just softened, about 5 minutes. Remove the apples from the pan and reserve; don’t clean the pan. 2. Top each of the 4 bread bottoms with one-fourth of the cheese, turkey and cooked apples, and the bread tops. 3. Melt 1/2 tablespoon of butter in the grill pan over medium heat. Add 1 sandwich and place a heavy pan on top of it to press it down. Grill for 3 minutes, pressing down occasionally, then turn over and continue cooking until the bread is toasted and the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes more. Grill the remaining sandwiches, adding another 1/2 tablespoon of butter each time before grilling.