Food Network: Taleggio and Pear Panini

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Taleggio and Pear Panini
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients
1 (1-pound) loaf ciabatta bread (or 8 slices country
bread)
1/4 cup olive oil
8 ounces Taleggio cheese or brie, sliced
2 large pears, apples or peaches, cored and cut into 1/4-inch wedges
2 tablespoons honey
Pinch salt
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
3 ounces arugula or spinach

Instructions

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 slices
in the panini machine in a single layer. Heat until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Continue with the remaining top slices of bread.

While the top slices of the bread are in the Panini machine, begin forming the
sandwiches. Divide the cheese among the warm bread. Cover the cheese with slices
of fruit. Drizzle the fruit with honey. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with a
handful of arugula. Place the warmed top half of the bread over the arugula 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.