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Porchetta Panini
Recipe courtesy Ben Ford, Culver City, California
Show:  Food Network Challenge
Episode:  Super Heroes
Salsa Verde:
3 cups loosely packed fresh Italian parsley leaves (from about 1 very large bunch)
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 green onions, sliced
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
2 drained anchovy fillets, chopped, optional
1 tablespoon drained capers
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

For assembly:
8 pieces flatbread
1/3 cup Salsa Verde
2/3 pound sliced porchetta
8 slices fontina
1 cup arugula
1/2 cup caramelized onions

Special equipment: Panini press

For the Salsa Verde:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, tossing until thoroughly mixed.

For Assembly:

Lightly toast the flatbread in oven. Smear 4 of the flatbread pieces with 1/3 cup Salsa Verde. Layer with sliced porchetta, fontina, arugula and onions. Cover with remaining flatbreqd. Press in Panini press until melted. Serve.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 sandwiches

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