Taleggio and Pear Panini

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Everyday Lunches

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (24)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 20 min

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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

Directions

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.

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recipe Taleggio and Pear Panini
Jim Caledonia, WI 10-30-2009
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Surprisingly Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My wife yelled at me for buying the moderately expensive Tallegio, but she was all smiles when she tasted the panini! ... Outstanding combination of flavors. Used mixed baby greens, as I'm not a huge arugula fan, the greens had a little arugula, just enough.Read more
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Jeanne Lincoln, ND 10-03-2009
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Very good!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I used brie, peaches, and a spinach mix. I also used my griddle (for pancakes) and used a heavy skillet to press them down... towards the end. Next time I will also try some red onion and maybe even some thin sliced ham. Husband did not like them and daughter did not like the bread (too hard). But overall, they were something new and different, and I would make them for myself again. Read more
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Leigh Chicago, IL 09-04-2009
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Awesome.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

love it.
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Erica Berlin, NJ 02-05-2009
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LOVED IT!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm really not a sandwich person, but this looked so good I just had to try it. It was such an amazing sandwich - I loved... it!Read more
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Marietta Monroe, NY 02-04-2009
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simple DELICIOSO!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last night and it was simple delicioso! I had Fontina and mixed greens and came out perfect. love the sweet and... the melted cheese combination. This one is a keeper. Read more
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Ilana Columbus, OH 12-21-2008
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Good appetizer
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did this in small pieces, open-faced, with toothpicks throught them to hold everything together. Worked very well, even... with the cheese not too melty. I used taleggio and it is really delicious.Read more