Decided to make the second part of a soup and sandwich combo, so today it was Panini with Roasted Peppers. They are a rather healthy, low fat alternative to your average sandwich. Plus I love roasted peppers.
Ingredients
8 slices crusty Italian semolina bread
1 pound fresh or fresh smoked mozzarella, sliced
1 (8 to 10-ounce) container roasted peppers, drained
2 tablespoons green salad olives, sliced with pimientos
EVOO, for brushing
Make 4 sandwiches with the bread, cheese, roasted pepper, and a sprinkling of sliced olives; keep your ingredients in single layers.
Heat a nonstick griddle pan over medium heat.
Wrap a brick completely in foil.(I did not have a brick, so I used a heavy cast-iron skillet that I have and it worked just fine)
Brush sandwiches on both sides with oil. Place sandwiches on grill and top with the foil wrapped bricks. Use one brick per 2 sandwiches to weight down. Grill weighted sandwiches 3 minutes on each side. Split sandwiches corner to corner and serve.
The Verdict......I liked this sandwich alot, tasty and very easy to prepare, took me about 10 mins. For those who are not into the vegetarian thing, you could also add some canned chicken to this and I think it would be tasty too.
Until Tomorrow.........
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Soup's On
It was very cold today at work, as the air condition kept us all huddle together in our cubicles to try and stay warm. I think the brutal chill my job subjected me to, coupled with the quickly shortening daylight has put my in the mood for fall weather and with the chilly season almost upon us, I decided to make soup, specifically......Potato, Spinach and Tomato Soup.
Ingredients
3 cloves crushed garlic
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons EVOO
2 quarts chicken broth
3 pounds all purpose potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 pound fresh spinach coarsely chopped
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated or ground
Salt and pepper
1 (28-ounce) can chunky-style crushed tomatoes or diced tomatoes in puree
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano
In a deep pot, saute garlic and onion in oil for 2 or 3 minutes. Add broth and bring liquid to a boil. As you slice potatoes, add them carefully to the broth. Cook potatoes 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. The potatoes will begin to break up and thicken broth as the soup cooks. Stir in spinach in bunches as it wilts into soup. Season soup with nutmeg, salt and pepper, to your taste. Stir in tomatoes and heat through, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove pot from the stove to a trivet. Stir grated cheese into your soup and serve.
The Verdict.........I am a big fan of soup and being pretty much vegetarian, I use these ingredients a lot......with that said, this was a fantastic dish........the nutmeg added a unique and delicious flavor.
The cats even liked this one, as together they wiped out a bowl of this tasty treat.
I could see using pumpkin spice over nutmeg if you wanted, I could see that working really well. Also, being a single guy, I only used about 1/4th the ingredients, but wanted to provide the full recipe for those with families.
Until Tomorrow.......
Ingredients
3 cloves crushed garlic
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons EVOO
2 quarts chicken broth
3 pounds all purpose potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 pound fresh spinach coarsely chopped
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated or ground
Salt and pepper
1 (28-ounce) can chunky-style crushed tomatoes or diced tomatoes in puree
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano
In a deep pot, saute garlic and onion in oil for 2 or 3 minutes. Add broth and bring liquid to a boil. As you slice potatoes, add them carefully to the broth. Cook potatoes 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. The potatoes will begin to break up and thicken broth as the soup cooks. Stir in spinach in bunches as it wilts into soup. Season soup with nutmeg, salt and pepper, to your taste. Stir in tomatoes and heat through, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove pot from the stove to a trivet. Stir grated cheese into your soup and serve.
The Verdict.........I am a big fan of soup and being pretty much vegetarian, I use these ingredients a lot......with that said, this was a fantastic dish........the nutmeg added a unique and delicious flavor.
The cats even liked this one, as together they wiped out a bowl of this tasty treat.
I could see using pumpkin spice over nutmeg if you wanted, I could see that working really well. Also, being a single guy, I only used about 1/4th the ingredients, but wanted to provide the full recipe for those with families.
Until Tomorrow.......
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Jackpot
Well, I was in the mood for something a tad Mexican today, so i turned to rachaels Lucky 7 Layer Dip..........which I ate while watching Destination Truth.......Josh Gates....what a complete failure.
Ingredients
1 (15-ounce) can refried beans
2 tablespoons hot sauce
EVOO
4 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar green chili or tomatillo salsa
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, a palm full, chopped
1 (15-ounce) can black beans
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar chipotle salsa
2 cups sour cream
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 ripe avocados
1 lemon, juiced
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
Salt
2 plum tomatoes, diced
Pimiento stuffed jumbo Spanish olives, chopped
Tortilla chips
Heat refried beans in small nonstick pan over medium heat and season with hot sauce. Transfer the beans to a small, deep casserole dish. Scrape pan clean with rubber spatula and return to heat.
Add a little extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and raise heat to high. When the oil smokes, add the scallions and sear them, 2 to 3 minutes. Add green salsa to scallions and heat through. Add cilantro, remove salsa from heat, and layer on top of the beans.
Return the same pan to the stove, lower heat to medium and add black beans, heat through and season with cumin, layer on top of the green salsa.
Top the black beans with a layer of chipotle salsa. Mix sour cream the lime zest and juice and spread on top of the chipotle salsa.
Combine the meat of 2 ripe avocados with garlic, lemon juice, jalapeno and salt to form a chunky guacamole. Top the salsa with guacamole. Garnish the dip with the final layer of diced tomatoes and sliced olives.
The verdict.............it was pretty decent dip......not the best I have ever had, but it was good.......the only draw back is that it is pretty much all just mashed together and not really layered lookig, but again, for a party it would work just fine.
Ingredients
1 (15-ounce) can refried beans
2 tablespoons hot sauce
EVOO
4 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar green chili or tomatillo salsa
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, a palm full, chopped
1 (15-ounce) can black beans
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar chipotle salsa
2 cups sour cream
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 ripe avocados
1 lemon, juiced
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
Salt
2 plum tomatoes, diced
Pimiento stuffed jumbo Spanish olives, chopped
Tortilla chips
Heat refried beans in small nonstick pan over medium heat and season with hot sauce. Transfer the beans to a small, deep casserole dish. Scrape pan clean with rubber spatula and return to heat.
Add a little extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and raise heat to high. When the oil smokes, add the scallions and sear them, 2 to 3 minutes. Add green salsa to scallions and heat through. Add cilantro, remove salsa from heat, and layer on top of the beans.
Return the same pan to the stove, lower heat to medium and add black beans, heat through and season with cumin, layer on top of the green salsa.
Top the black beans with a layer of chipotle salsa. Mix sour cream the lime zest and juice and spread on top of the chipotle salsa.
Combine the meat of 2 ripe avocados with garlic, lemon juice, jalapeno and salt to form a chunky guacamole. Top the salsa with guacamole. Garnish the dip with the final layer of diced tomatoes and sliced olives.
The verdict.............it was pretty decent dip......not the best I have ever had, but it was good.......the only draw back is that it is pretty much all just mashed together and not really layered lookig, but again, for a party it would work just fine.
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