Chicken Panini With Fig Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup fig preserves
    1 (8 ounce) ciabatta, cut lengthwise
    1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
    2 tablespoons butter, softened
    8 ounces sliced cooked chicken breasts
    1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
    2 cups arugula leaves
    1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Preparation
    Spread jam over cut side of top half of bread.
    Combine cheese and butter in a bowl, stirring until smooth.
    Spread cheese mixture over cut side of bottom half of bread.
    Arrange chicken evenly over cheese mixture; sprinkle with pepper.
    Place top half of bread, jam side down, over chicken.
    Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and add sandwich to pan.
    Place a heavy cast-iron skillet on sandwich; cook 5 minutes or until both sides are browned, turning once.
    (Or use a panini maker as you usually would. I don't have one. I have no idea how long it would take to make the sandwich that way.).
    Place arugula in a bowl.
    Drizzle lemon juice over arugula; toss gently.
    Remove top bread half from sandwich. Arrange arugula mixture over chicken. Replace top bread half.
    Cut sandwich into 4 equal portions.

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