Big Loaf with Pinzimonio

• μερίδες: Makes 4 panini.

Υλικά

1 Rat loaf country bread, such as ciabatta

Extra-virgin olive oil

Lemon juice

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 big, very green leaves of butter lettuce

½ pound fresh mozzarella, drained and

32 thinly sliced

4 Roma tomatoes, cored and sliced

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

1 yellow sweet pepper, cored and seeded, cut into thin rounds

2 sweet carrots, peeled and thinly sliced

6 radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced

10 basil leaves

Οδηγίες

Cut bread in half horizontally. If the loaf is more than a couple of inches thick, pull out some of the soft bread in the top and bottom to create hollows. Moisten interior of both halves generously with olive oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Layer the rest of the ingredients on the bottom half of the bread in the order listed. Drizzle each layer with a few drops of olive oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Cover with the top half of the loaf Press down lightly to hold ingredients together. Keep loaf whole for presentation. Right before serving, cut into 4 sections.