Paula Deen Special Panini

Ingredients

• 1 ciabatta loaf
• 4 tablespoons white truffle butter
• 1/2 head shredded romaine lettuce
• 8 thin slices hot sopressata (recommended: Calabrese)
• 4 thick slices mozzarella (recommended: Arthur Ave Italian Deli Fresh Homemade)
• 4 thin slices prosciutto Di Parma (recommended: Arthur Ave Italian Deli)
• 1/2 head sliced radicchio
• 1 jar diced sun-dried peppers (not tomatoes)
• 4 to 6 torn basil leaves
• Drizzle unfiltered Sicilian extra-virgin olive oil
• Drizzle homemade reduced balsamic vinegar or store bought
• Salt
• Pepper

Directions

Panini grill

Heat panini grill.

Slice ciabatta bread in half. Over a preheated hot grill or under broiler, using tongs, grill bread until grill marks appear about 2 to 4 minutes. Using a rubber spatula spread 4 tablespoons of white truffle butter on bread. Layer lettuce, sopressata, mozzarella, prosciutto, radicchio, sun-dried peppers, and basil leaves. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar and add salt and pepper, to taste. Cover sandwich with top piece of bread and cut into 4 equal pieces. Place sandwich on panini press until bread is toasted and cheese is melted about 5 minutes. Remove from grill and serve.