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Panini with Goat Cheese, Arugula, Roasted Peppers, and Salame
(recipe, Joyce Goldstein, François Vecchio, John Piccetti)
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Introduction
You can omit the herbs and garlic in the cheese, but if you take a few extra minutes to mix them in, you'll be rewarded with a bolder-flavored panino. Or you can save time by purchasing an herbed fresh goat or cow’s-milk cheese. Any salame — hot, mild, or herbed — will complement the other ingredients.
Ingredients
- 5 oz. fresh goat cheese
- 2 Tbsp. minced fresh chives
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 sandwich rolls, each about 5 inches long, split
- 2 roasted red bell peppers, seeded and cut lengthwise into narrow strips
- 24 slices salame
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- 1 small handful arugula leaves
Steps
- In a small bowl, stir the goat cheese briefly to smooth it out. Add the chives, parsley, and garlic, and mix well.
- Spread the goat cheese on half of each roll. Top with the peppers and then the salame. Drizzle a bit of olive oil on the other half of each roll, then top with some arugula leaves. Close the sandwiches and serve.