Monday, March 5, 2012

Grilled Cheese Panini Without The Press

Triangle bread at Costco.  You only spend five dollars and you actually have a bag of bread big enough to look worth it, unlike the other two hundred bucks you spent for the cart full of nearly nuthin'.  It's great for so many things, which I'll get to another time.  Today it's about a grilled cheese panini, with a simple lid or pot or baking pan bottom as your press. 

Start by halving your bread.


Put mayo on both sides and add your cheese.  I used a two-year white cheddar.

Add avocado if you like.

Then add really thin slivers of onion, just enough for the taste, but not too overpowering.

Heat up a skillet to medium and pour a little olive oil in the pan.

Put your sandwiches in and move them around a little to coat the bottom with the olive oil.  Turn them over and do the same thing.

Next, turn the heat down to medium low so that the cheese will melt, yet they won't brown too quickly.  I push down on them with a lid or circular baking pan like this.  I promise it's cleaner that it looks.  Or maybe not.


 Flip them over every couple of minutes and press again.  When they're done, the outside will be crisp and the cheese will be melted, about 8 minutes give or take.







 

Cut in half and serve warm.


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