Prosciuttofontino Grilled Sandwiches Recipes

WILLIAM-SONOMA'S GRILLED FONTINA SANDWICHES WITH PROSCIUTTO AND

Steps:

• First, clarify the butter: Melt the butter in a small, heavy saucepan over very low heat, watching carefully so it does not burn. Remove from the heat and let stand briefly.
• Using a spoon, skim off and discard the foam from the surface.
• Carefully pour off the clear yellow liquid into a bowl.
• Discard the milky solids left behind in the pan.
• Lay 6 slices of the bread on a work surface and top evenly with the cheese, 1 slice of prosciutto and the pear slices. Top with the remaining bread.
• Brush a wide sauté pan or stovetop grill pan generously with the clarified butter and warm over medium heat.
• When it is hot, place as many sandwiches as will fit in the pan without crowding and weight them down with a pan lid.
• Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, about 4 minutes.
• Adding more butter as needed, carefully flip the sandwiches, replace the lid, and cook on the other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes more. The cheese will have melted.
• Remove the sandwiches from the pan and keep warm.
• Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
• Cut each sandwich in half and serve warm.

PANINO DI PROSCIUTTO E FONTINA

Steps:

• Place 1 to 2 slices of fontina atop 1 bread slice. Top with the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Then add spinach and prosciutto. Add the remaining slice(s) of fontina. Top with the second bread slice. Brush both sides of the sandwich with the oil.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-low heat. Grill the sandwich until the bread is golden brown and the cheese melts, pressing down with a metal spatula or grill press, about 4 minutes per side.

PROSCIUTTO, FONTINA AND TOMATO GRILLED PANINI

Steps:

• Preheat grill to LOW.
• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a small bowl.
• Using a serrated knife, carefully trim the top and bottom crusts off of the loaf of bread. You just want to create a flat surface exposing the "white" or inside of the bread, leaving as MUCH bread as possible for the sandwich.
• Cut the loaf horizontally into two 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Lightly brush the inside of each slice with the balsamic mixture.
• Place a single layer of cheese on the bottom half.
• Then add a layer of prosciutto, then tomatoes.
• Lightly salt and pepper to taste.
• Finish with another layer of sliced cheese and top with other half of bread, brushed half to the inside.
• Brush sandwich on both sides with olive oil.
• Oil the grill grates lightly with oil.
• Place the sandwich on the grill and place a weight on top. The weight presses the sandwich making deep grill marks.
• Close the lid and gill panini for about 3 min, until nice and golden brown with nice grill marks.
• Using a spatula, flip the panini over, place the weight back on top and grill for another 3 min or until the cheese has melted and itis a nice golden brown.
• Cut into triangles or rectangles, the size of 3 good bites and serve hot.