Classic Italian Panini With Prosciutto And Fresh Mozzarella

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces loaf french bread, cut in half horizontally
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 cup shredded fresh mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 ounces very thin slices prosciutto
• 2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 hollow out top and bottom halves of bread, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell.
• 2 spread 2 tablespoons mayo over cut side of each bread half.
• 3 sprinkle basil and 1/2 celsius cheese on bottom half of loaf.
• 4 top evenly with prosciutto, tomato slices, and remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
• 5 cover with top half of loaf.
• 6 cut filled loaf crosswise into 4 equal pieces.
• 7 heat a grill pan over medium heat.
• 8 coat pan with cooking spray.
• 9 add sandwiches to pan.
• 10 place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of sandwiches; press gently to flatten sandwiches.
• 11 cook 3 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwiches with they cook).