First off, sorry there are no pictures with this blog. We were eating the sandwiches as soon as they came off the Panini press. Also, they just look like flattened sandwiches, not much to see.
I'm also going to start with our rating of this recipe instead of explaining it all and ending with the rating. That's because we didn't give this recipe 4 stars. Michael and I each gave this recipe 1 star, for a total of 2 stars. Which means I'm throwing out the recipe. Here's why we thought it wasn't good enough...
It was flavorless. There just wasn't enough to the sandwich. We like grilled cheese sandwiches (which is basically what this was), but this one just wasn't great. I made it on the Panini press, which squished the sandwich bread down (Texas toast may have been a better bread). The cheese squeezed put the edges, leaving not much inside the sandwich. The tomatoes were plenty hot, burning your mouth if you got too much. Overall, it was just ok.
However, there was an upside. Upon realizing that the sandwiches were bland, I experimented a little with the remaining ones (Michael and I split a couple of sandwiches). The recipe we ended up liking the best looked like this:
Mix 1 tsp olive oil with 3/4 tsp balsamic vinegar, a dash of salt, a little garlic powder (sorry, didn't measure these), and a shake of Italian Seasoning. Brush this mixture on the outside of 2 slices of bread. Place a slice of mozzarella in between the bread slices. Grill on a Panini press until lightly toasted.
This one was the best for us, but took a lot of work to make the recipe up to standard for us. Which is, once again, why we only rated it 2 stars. Since our review is a little critical, I'm not going to include the link. But you're welcome to try our version if you're still interested. Sorry this one didn't work out. You can't win them all. ;) Better luck next time!
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