Mozzarella, Ham, (and Basil) Paninis

From Cooking Light



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 Boar's Head)
2 sweetened hot cherry peppers, sliced
1 large plum tomato, thinly sliced
Cooking spray

Directions:
1. 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.

2. 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.

Comments:
Left out the basil and cherry peppers, but actually used ciabatta bread! We made a stop at Manderfields for brat buns last week and since we were there I decided to splurge and get fancy bread. I had them slice it though so that's why it looks different from the picture on the CL website. Worked out well. These were really good sandwiches.