Smoky Crimson Pepper Pesto On Grilled Chicken Panini

While this sandwich was deliciously amazing, the carmine pepper pesto is the existent star.  I am but kicking myself for non doubling the recipe.   I’m non fifty-fifty a large fan of carmine bell pepper – but I dearest this fiery spread!

This recipe adapted from Whole Living has been on my heed a long fourth dimension together with therefore I was thrilled to hand it a go.  I had a few leftover peppers from a recent batch of Pickled Peppers but you lot tin purpose whole large carmine bell peppers instead of the mini’s.  I ended upwardly using almost a dozen mini reds.  Remove the stems together with seeds together with cutting them inward half.  Lay the peppers cutting side downwards on a foil lined baking sheet.

Broil the peppers almost 8-10 inches from the heating element, together with therefore they gear upwardly a piddling earlier scorching.  Toss the blackened peppers into a newspaper pocketbook together with unopen the pocketbook to seal.  Let them steam for almost 10 minutes or until the peel is liberate together with easily removed.

Remove most of the burnt peel together with discard.  Add the peppers to a nutrient processor together with throw inward 1 jarred chipotle pepper inward adobo sauce, garlic, almonds, together with fresh oregano.  Process until coarsely chopped.  Drizzle inward 2 tablespoons olive crude oil together with procedure in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than until combined.

Assemble the sandwiches past times spreading a generous amount of pesto on 1 side of the sliced breadstuff (I should stimulate got spread it on both sides!)  I used minor ciabatta rolls, sudden white cheddar cheese, leftover grilled chicken breasts together with fresh spinach.  Grill each sandwich until lightly browned together with the cheese slightly melted.

This would brand a terrific pasta sauce, well for you lot spread on a vegetable sandwich, or a condiment on grilled steak or fifty-fifty burgers.  I fifty-fifty had to a greater extent than or less on grilled squash.  Roasting brings out the sweetness of the carmine peppers together with the chipotle turns upwardly the smoky-spicy flavor.

Make a double batch of this well for you lot spread – you’ll last glad you lot did.

Smoky Red Pepper Pesto on Grilled Chicken Panini

For the pesto:

2 large or 12 minor carmine bell peppers, stems together with seeds removed

1 jarred chipotle pepper inward adobo sauce

1 minor garlic clove, minced

2 tablespoons raw almonds, toasted

1 teaspoon fresh oregano

salt together with pepper

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

For the panini:

2 grilled boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced

sharp cheddar cheese to taste

raw spinach leaves

4 minor ciabatta rolls

Olive crude oil for grilling or pressing the panini

Place the peppers cutting side downwards on a foil lined baking sheet.  Broil on high almost 8-10 inches from the heating chemical ingredient until the peppers are blistered together with charred.  Be certain to operate out the oven door cracked spell broiling together with sentry the peppers carefully.  Once they showtime to char it doesn’t accept long.  Remove the peppers to a newspaper pocketbook together with seal for almost 10 minutes or until the peel is peeling away from the peppers.  Remove most of the charred peel together with add together the peppers to a nutrient processor.  Add the toasted almonds, chipotle pepper, together with a piddling of the adobo sauce, the garlic, oregano together with a dash of common salt together with pepper.  Process until smooth.  Drizzle on 2 tablespoon olive crude oil together with procedure in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than until blended.  Add to a greater extent than olive oil, 1 teaspoon at a time, if needed for desired consistency.  Taste the pesto together with add together to a greater extent than common salt together with pepper if desired.

Spread each curl amongst a generous constituent of pesto.  Layer amongst cheese, sliced chicken breasts, together with spinach.  Lightly brush the transcend together with bottom of the panini amongst olive crude oil together with grill until lightly browned together with the cheese slightly melted.  

Serve immediately.  Makes four sandwiches

(Adapted from a recipe inward Whole Living Magazine – March 2012)

 This is a keen summertime sandwich together with the pesto tin last adapted for many uses.  And it’s together with therefore pretty too!  How’s the conditions where you lot are?  We’re hot – large surprise!   Hope you lot stimulate got a wonderful weekend – together with thank you lot together with therefore much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com