08 May 2015

Carrot and Apple Panini ...




Sprout Sara made me this sandwich last weekend when I visited her in Boston. She said she'd gotten the idea from a sandwich she'd grabbed in a small bar somewhere in Beantown on one of her nights out with friends. Whoever came up with this sammy combo is a genius! I loved it so much that I made them for SB and I last evening for light supper ... so good!





It all starts with a big bag of roasted carrots ... you make a carrot hummus that is sweet and spicy.




Slice an apple and make some thin slices of pepper jack cheese.




Choose a crunchy-crusted artisan loaf and cut enough for a couple sandwiches.




Spread both slices with carrot hummus and layer on the cheese, apple, and roasted carrot slices.




Lay on a generous mound of cilantro and top with a second layer of cheese.




Butter both sides of the panini sandwich and place on a heated grill pan. Weight the sandwich with a panini press or a heavy pot.  Flip and repeat to get a golden crunchy sammy!




TASTY !!!!!

Carrot Hummus

Ingredients:

8 large carrots, peeled and chunked
olive oil, to coat the carrots and for drizzling
Kosher salt and black pepper
red pepper flakes, two good pinches
smoked paprika, a small pinch
juice of half a lemon
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. tahini

Making the Hummus:

1. Toss the peeled carrots with some olive oil, salt, the peppers and paprika. 
2. Place in a single layer on a cookie sheet and roast in a hot oven (400 degrees F) until they are knife tender and slightly blackened at the edges.
3. Cook slightly before placing in a food processor bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
4. Puree the mixture to a smooth consistency. Correct the seasonings, adding more of the lemon juice, salt and pepper. 
5. Drizzle in enough olive oil to make a looser hummus to your taste.
6. Use the hummus for sandwich spread or dip. Add dollops to a bowl of couscous with some green herbs. Be creative!

4 comments:

  1. OMG it's delicius!!
    Thanks for sharing.
    xox

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  2. what an absolutely brilliant combination of ingredients and doesn't it look like the most wonderful sandwich!... it's the kind of thing I would adore but The Viking would turn his nose up at... funny that isn't it?

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  3. yummm, look at all the cheese oozing out

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