Chocolate Strawberry Panini | Cuisinart GR-2 specs

to meat. Try the Grilled Portobello Salad as a filling for panini made on country Italian bread with smoked mozzarella cheese.

*Sliced portobello mushrooms are available in the produce sections of most well-stocked gro- cery stores. The pre-sliced portobellos are even- ly sliced, resulting in a very good grilled mush- room.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 111 (71% from fat) • carb. 7g • pro. 2g

•fat 9g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 0mg • sod. 60mg

•calc. 13mg • fiber 1g

Chocolate Strawberry

Panini

Makes 2 panini (serves 4)

8slices crusty country Italian loaf (each about 4x3x1/2 inches) or challah bread

11/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

8ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped finely

(1/8-inch pieces)

8large strawberries, stemmed, thinly sliced

powdered sugar for dusting cinnamon for dusting

fresh strawberries and mint for garnish

Preheat the Cuisinart ® Griddler Express™ in the closed griddle position to 350°F.

Brush one side of each slice of bread with melt- ed butter. Place 4 slices of bread on work sur- face, buttered side down. Top each one evenly with chopped chocolate, then sliced strawber- ries. Place remaining bread on top of the choco- late buttered side up.

Carefully place panini on the bottom griddle plate. Close grill and apply medium pressure to the handle for 20 – 30 seconds. Bake the panini for 5 minutes, until the chocolate is melted and the bread is toasted golden brown and crispy.

Remove, cut into halves or quarters and dust lightly with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Serve hot, but not immediately, as the melted chocolate can burn the tongue.

Nutritional information per serving (one half sandwich):

Calories 418 (51% from fat) • carb. 50g • pro. 5g

•fat 26g • sat. fat 14g • chol. 12mg • sod. 177mg

•calc. 47mg • fiber 5g

White Chocolate

Mascarpone & Orange

Panini on Challah

Makes 2 panini, 4 to 8 servings

1/2 cup mascarpone cheese*

1/2 tablespoon turbinado (or may use superfine sugar)

3tablespoons (11/ 2 ounces) white chocolate morsels or chopped white chocolate (not summer coating)

1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract (can substitute vanilla extract)

4 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened

4slices challah bread

(about 5x5x1/ 2 inches each)

3tablespoons orange marmalade

powdered sugar, sliced oranges, fresh raspberries, blueberries or sliced straw berries, mint leaves for garnish

Place mascarpone, sugar, white chocolate morsels, and extract in a small bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved. This may be done ahead and refrigerated until ready to use.

Preheat Cuisinart ® Griddler Express™ on medi- um setting.

Evenly butter one side of each slice of challah. Place 2 slices on work surface, butter side down, and spread half the mascarpone/white chocolate mixture evenly to within 1/2 inch of the edges of each piece of challah. Top each evenly with 11/2 tablespoons of the orange marmalade. Place the remaining challah on top, evenly spaced, buttered side up. Arrange the panini on the preheated grill, evenly spaced and lower lid with light pressure. Bake for about 2 minutes, until bread is golden crispy browned with grill markings, and filling is warmed and slightly melted. Transfer to a wire rack and let stand for several minutes. Cut in halves or quarters. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, garnish with fresh berries, orange slices and mint to serve.

*A double cream to triple cream cheese made from cow’s milk, soft and delicate – most similar to clotted cream. Available in most well-stocked grocery and specialty food stores.

Nutritional information per serving (based on 8 servings):

Calories 191 (55% from fat) • carb. 18g • pro. 3g

•fat 11g • sat. fat 6g • chol. 35mg • sod. 116mg

•calc. 57mg • fiber 0g