Summer Sandwich Series: Turkey and Swiss Panini, Plus Mixed Veggie Salad

It’s gorgeous out today! Not that I’ve spent any significant amount of time outside other than to pick some parsley from the lone-pot herb garden on the back deck. But from inside, it looks pretty nice, haha.

I’ve been in the office and the kitchen, making messes and playlists. Productive, indeed. In between messes, I made some tastiness.

Today’s Summer Sandwich Series Featured Sandwich:

Turkey and Swiss cheese on bakery rye bread with spicy mustard and just a teensy bit of Thousand Island dressing

On the side I made a whatever was in the fridge and cupboard veggie and feta cheese salad:

I love this little blue bowl that I bought in Home Goods; It reminds me of a pool!

Mixed Veggie Salad

Ingredients:

• ~1.5 cups broccoli slaw (julienned broccoli, carrots, red cabbage)
• 1/3 large yellow bell pepper, julienned
• 1/3 large orange bell pepper, julienned
• 1/4 medium red onion, chopped
• 1 can Lindsay low-sodium black olives, drained
• ~1/2 cup grape tomatoes
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• ~1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• Low-sodium sea salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
• 3 TBSP red wine vinegar

- Add everything to a large bowl, season and toss with olive oil and vinegar

George Foreman Grill Turkey and Swiss Cheese Panini

Ingredients:

• 2 slices bakery rye bread
• ~1/2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
• 4 slices low-sodium Boar’s Head turkey breast
• 1.5 slices Boar’s Head Swiss cheese
• 1 TBSP spicy (no salt added) grainy mustard
• ~1 teaspoon Thousand Island dressing

Method:

1. Preheat George Foreman (other other 2-sided indoor grill or panini press)
2. Brush both sides of bread with olive oil
3. Spread mustard and Thousand Island dressing on one side of bread
4. Place turkey slices and Swiss cheese on other side, then fold sandwich together
5. Put on hot grill until golden-brown and cheese is melted

I love that it’s been so much cooler, but the trade-off is that it’s getting darker earlier and earlier. No bueno! I need all the daylight I can get for food pics. This means that I’m really going to have to adhere to a regular daytime schedule if I want to avoid photo-frustration. Sigh.

It’s almost sunset and I am running late. I don’t think I’m going to have time to capture my second kitchen experiment today. Lightbox, where art thou? heh

Be back later…

Tagged as: Boar's Head, feta cheese, George Foreman grill, low-sodium turkey, paninis, salads, sandwiches, summer sandwich series, veggies