Peach and Tallegio Panini

“Millions of peaches, peaches for me, millions of peaches, peaches for free”…(on a sammich!). Umm…do you remember this song? If not, apologies for 90s reference. I love the 90s…and peaches. I love peaches when they’re in season. Heck, I love peaches even when they’re in a can. I love, love them in salads, and on their own. Not while driving, though. I always end up with a sticky steering wheel and a pit that I don’t have a place for. Even though my teachers in school always told me I could throw it on the grass, I feel bad. It’s still technically littering since it’s not going back into the earth for a few weeks, ya know?

Anyway, back to peaches…I especially love them on this sandwich. I’ve eaten this sandwich a bunch of times, but each time using pears, but since peaches are in season right now, I figured I’d put them to good use. And I think it turned out pretty great. Pearhaps you should try it!

Oh and if you don’t have a panini maker, I wouldn’t sweat it. Make it like a grilled cheese in a pan.

{Slice a peach in 1/4″ slices}

{Brush the back of your ciabatta bread with olive oil}

{Toast your panini slices for a few minutes, just until warm. Then spread the tallegio on one half. Pile it on too. You want this sandwich cheesy. By the way, you don’t have to use Tallegio…I’ve used Brie with great success.}

{Place your pretty peach slices on top of the cheese}

{Drizzle honey on the peach slices}

{Sprinkle salt and pepper on the fruit slices and then top with a handful of argula}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{Place sandwich in panini maker for 3-4 minutes, or until cheese begins to ooze out. Yum.}

Peach and Tallegio Panini

Recipe from Giada DeLaurentis

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Makes 4 sandwiches

1 (1-pound) loaf ciabatta bread (or 8 slices country bread)

1/4 cup olive oil

8 ounces Taleggio cheese or brie, sliced

2 medium peaches, cored and cut into 1/4-inch wedges (I used yellow peaches)

2 tablespoons honey

Pinch salt

Pinch freshly ground black pepper

3 ounces arugula or spinach

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.