Tomato, Mozz & Creamy Pesto Panini with Arugula Salad & Dijo

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoon Cream Cheese

1 unit Tomato

4 ounce Fresh Mozzarella

4 tablespoon Pesto

4 slice Sourdough Bread

5 teaspoon Red Wine Vinegar

2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard

2 ounce Arugula

Salt

Pepper

2 tablespoon Olive Oil

¼ teaspoon Sugar

2 tablespoon Butter

Directions

• Drop cream cheese packets in a glass of warm water to soften. Wash and dry produce. • Thinly slice tomato into rounds. Thinly slice mozzarella into rounds.

• In a small bowl, whisk together cream cheese and pesto.

• Arrange half the sourdough slices on a clean work surface. Spread with creamy pesto. Layer with tomato and mozzarella; season with pepper. Close sandwiches.

• Melt 1 TBSP butter in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium heat. (For 4 servings, work in batches or use a second large pan, using 1 TBSP butter for each batch.) Add sandwiches and push around in pan until butter has absorbed. Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese slightly melts, 4-6 minutes. • Add another 1 TBSP butter to pan, then flip sandwiches and push around again until butter has absorbed. Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese fully melts, 4-6 minutes more. TIP: If you have a heavy-bottomed pan, place on top of the sandwiches as they cook for a real panini experience!

• While sandwiches toast, in a second small bowl, combine half the vinegar, half the mustard, 2 TBSP olive oil, ¼ tsp sugar, a pinch of salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, use all the vinegar, all the mustard, 4 TBSP olive oil, and ½ tsp sugar.) Whisk to combine. • In a large bowl, toss arugula with as much vinaigrette as you like.

• Halve panini on a diagonal. Divide between plates and serve with salad on the side.

Nutrition

• Calories: 790 kcal
• Total Fat: 59 g
• Saturated Fat: 23 g
• Cholesterol: 85 mg
• Sodium: 1120 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 49 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 15 g
• Protein: 17 g