Ingredients
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1 loaf focaccia bread
4 ounces thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
4 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese
4 ounces sliced pepperoni (turkey pepperoni may be substituted)
4 ounces sliced genoa salami
1 thinly sliced red onion
1 cup sliced black olives or 1 cup olive salad
1 cup banana pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 small thinly sliced tomatoes
1 -2 cup shredded lettuce
red wine vinaigrette, for drizzling (optional)
olive oil, for drizzling
your favorite pizza sauce, warmed
Preparation
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Cut the focaccia in 4 equal parts, slice each in half like sandwich bread.
Layer mozzarella, provolone & meats.
Sprinkle dried oregano on top.
Top with remaining slices of bread.
Preheat panini press or grill pan to medium heat.
Drizzle outside of top and bottom layers of bred with a bit of olive oil.
Place in panini or grill pan.
If using a panini press, heat approximately 5 minutes, or until cheese is melting and there are grill marks on the bread. If using a grill pan grill 2-3 minutes per side.
Removed from pan or press, to a plate. Open up sandwich and layer the vegetables, whichever you want, in whatever order you like. If desired, drizzle with vinaigrette.
Cut in half, serve with pizza sauce, for dipping.
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