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Grilled Camembert Panini Sandwich

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Grilled Camembert Panini Sandwich

A gourmet vegetarian grilled cheese sandwich

Take an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich, and transform it into a gourmet vegetarian panini by adding infused pepper oil and French Camembert cheese. Recipe courtesy of The Cheeses of France Marketing Council and The Culinary Institute of America.

Ingredients:

  • 10 slices bread
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
  • 16 ounces Camembert cheese, sliced 1/4” thick (about 16 slices)

Preparation:

Heat the olive oil and cracked pepper over low heat. Turn off and let infuse for 10 minutes.

To assemble the sandwiches, lay the sliced cheese on half of the bread slices making sure the cheese comes all the way to the edge of the crust. Lay the top slice on each of the sandwiches and moved them together so they are crust to crust. Cover all the sandwiches with a layer of plastic wrap and place a medium cutting board on top of the sandwiches to gently weigh them down for 15 minutes.

Using a pastry brush, thoroughly brush the surface of both faces of the sandwich with the pepper oil.

Preheat a panini griddle on low or a medium sautee pan over low heat. Wipe surface with a little oil. Place the sandwiches in the press or in the sautee pan and cook until slightly browned, about 2 to 3 minutes per side until the cheese is melted. Keep the heat low so you do not burn the bread.

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Be careful of cheeses if you are vegetarian, Guest sundaysbest

Be careful of the cheeses that you consume. The above cheese, as many others do, contains rennet. This comes from a slaughtered, baby calf's 4th stomach - from the veal industry. There are other cheeses that do not contain rennet that would work.

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