Tips for the Best Paninis
The thing about paninis is that you can take a simple sandwich and make it great just by putting it in your press. If you’re looking to really make it exceptional though, check out these tips for the best paninis, which is full of simple things you can do to make eating your next meal an exciting event.
What you need to keep in mind is that to get out of your routine, the easiest way to make your sandwiches fresh and new, is to add new ingredients. This is going to expand your diet, too, which is great for you nutritionally. The more color you can get on your plate, the more vitamins you’re going to get.
You can make comforting, simple, familiar sandwiches–tuna, or honey dijon turkey–or the predictable Italian favorite prosciutto and mozzarella more exciting and new by adding a new ingredient or two. Some things that are great grilled on a panini maker include eggplant, roasted peppers, grilled asparagus, onions, tomatoes (try sun dried ones!), apples, eggs, olives, avocado, basil, spinach, mushrooms,
You can also go for some unique international flavors by trying a little harder. Make yourself a mango mansala, Moroccan chicken, or Thai peanut chicken.
Sandwiches aren’t only meant to be savory, you can make sweet ones, too! Try mixing up things like honey, agave, peanut butter, banana, apples, blueberries, syrups, and chopped nuts.
Every sandwich needs something creamy and smooth to make it great. Traditionally with paninis people use cheese. This is a great way to go about things, and you can use different types of cheese to get some variety, but you can venture outside of this, too. There are a lot of spreads out there for you to choose from. A great option that goes with lots of things, for instance, is pesto. Try pesto, with eggplant and mozzarella, or pesto, turkey, and olives. Other ingredients that go great with pesto that you can mix up as you will are tomatoes, roasted peppers, asparagus, tofu, chicken, or ham.
If you’re still looking for more ideas to make your sandwiches exception, check out the book 200 Best Panini Recipes
