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Taleggio and pear panini

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Ingredients

  • 1 (450g) loaf ciabatta bread (or 8 Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slices country bread)
  • 60ml olive oil
  • 225g Taleggio cheese or brie, Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please sliced
  • 2 large pears, apples or peaches, cored and cut into 1/2-cm wedges
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 90g rocket or spinach

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Taleggio and pear panini

1) Preheat the panini machine. Cut the ciabatta loaf into 4 equal pieces. Halve each piece horizontally to make 4 sandwiches. Brush the bread on both sides with olive oil and place the bottom-half of the bread Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slices in the panini machine in a single layer. Heat until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Continue with the remaining top Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slices of bread.

2) Whilst the top Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slices of the bread are in the panini machine, begin forming the sandwiches. Divide the cheese among the warm bread. Cover the cheese with Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slices of fruit. Drizzle the fruit with honey. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with a handful of rocket.

3) Place the warmed top half of the bread over the rocket and return the competed sandwich to the panini machine for 1 to 2 minutes more to finish melting the cheese. Remove from the panini machine. Cut the sandwiches in half and serve immediately.