Mozzarella, Ham, and Basil Panini

Serve these simple pressed sandwiches with a pickle and some vegetable chips.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients

• 1  (16-ounce) loaf ciabatta, cut in half horizontally
• 4  teaspoons  Dijon mustard
• 4  teaspoons  balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/3  cups  (8 ounces) thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
• 12  basil leaves
• 8  ounces  sliced 33%-less-sodium cooked deli ham (such as Healthy Choice)
• 2  sweetened hot cherry peppers, sliced
• 1  large plum tomato, thinly sliced
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Brush cut side of the bottom bread half with mustard; brush cut side of top half with vinegar. Top bottom half with mozzarella, basil, ham, peppers, and tomato. Top with remaining bread half.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sandwich to pan; top with another heavy skillet. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Cut sandwich into 6 wedges.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

371 (30% from fat)

Fat:

12.5g (sat 6.1g,mono 5g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

20.2g

Carbohydrate:

44.9g

Fiber:

1.8g

Cholesterol:

46mg

Iron:

3mg

Sodium:

976mg

Calcium:

220mg