Grilled Vegetable and Mozzarella Panini
A delicious Italian-style grilled sandwich featuring layers of marinated grilled vegetables, melted mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves on ciabatta bread. The vegetables are seasoned with a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing for extra flavor.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- •1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- •1 spray Vegetable oil cooking spray
- •1 medium eggplant
- •1 medium zucchini
- •1 whole red bell pepper
- •8 slices ciabatta
- •1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella
- •8 leaves fresh basil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk vinegar, oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray; place vegetables in 1 layer on sheet. Brush both sides of eggplant and zucchini with vinegar mixture. Spray all vegetables with cooking spray and place under broiler, 7 to 8 minutes, turning once and coating with cooking spray. Lightly brush bottom slices of ciabatta with remaining vinegar mixture. Pile veggies, cheese and basil on 4 slices of bread. Close sandwiches; spray both sides with cooking spray. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add sandwiches. Place a second skillet on top of sandwiches and press down. Cook 4 minutes, flipping once. Serve.
20 min
