Cherry & Cheese Panini
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Cherry & Cheese Panini
Yield
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
1 | tablespoon olive oil |
1 | large red onion, thinly sliced |
1/4 | teaspoon dried thyme |
1/8 | teaspoon salt |
1/8 | teaspoon black pepper |
2 | teaspoons balsamic vinegar |
1/2 | cup fresh sweet cherries, pitted and chopped |
4 | ounces blue cheese, at room temperature |
1 | (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
8 | large, thin slices Italian or country-style bread |
1 | to 2 tablespoons butter |
Preparation
- Heat oil in large, heavy-bottomed skillet. Add onion and thyme and saute over medium heat for 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in salt, pepper and vinegar. Scrape up any browned bits. Spoon onion mixture into a bowl and stir in cherries.
- Mash blue cheese and cream cheese in a bowl until softened and creamy. Spread over 4 bread slices. Top each slice with 1/4 of the cherry mixture (about 1/3 cup). Top with remaining bread slices.
- Wipe out skillet. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet. Add 2 sandwiches. Press down with a spatula. Cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until golden. Remove and repeat with remaining sandwiches, adding more butter if necessary. Cut each panini diagonally in half to serve.
Use a blue cheese with minimal blue veins for a pretty presentation. Heavily-veined cheese may cause a grayish tint when mixed with cherries.
Nutritional Information
Calories | 410 |
Calories from Fat | 52 % |
Total Fat | 24 g |
Saturated Fat | 13 g |
Cholesterol | 52 mg |
Carbohydrate | 36 g |
Fiber | 2 g |
Protein | 13 g |
Sodium | 884 mg |
Dietary Exchange
Starch | 2.5 |
Meat | 1 |
Fat | 4 |
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