Pressed Cuban Sandwich with Garlic Dijon Butter |
|
 |
Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
|
Use a cast-iron skillet or even a brick covered with foil to weigh down the sandwiches from the top. Ingredients:
1 whole head garlic |
1 teaspoon olive oil |
1 tablespoon dijon mustard |
1 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened |
4 (3-ounce) hoagie rolls, cut in half lengthwise |
8 sandwich-length pickle slices |
1/4 pound thinly sliced smoked turkey |
1/4 pound thinly sliced turkey ham |
8 (3/4-ounce) slices low-fat swiss cheese (such as jarlsberg) |
cooking spray |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare butter, remove white papery skin from garlic head (do not peel or separate the cloves); drizzle with oil. Wrap head in foil. Bake at 350° for 1 hour; cool 10 minutes. Separate cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. Discard skins. Combine garlic pulp, mustard, and butter in a small bowl; set aside.
3. To prepare sandwiches, scoop out inside of roll halves, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Spread about 2 teaspoons garlic butter over cut sides of top and bottom halves of each roll. Arrange pickles, turkey, ham, and cheese evenly on bottom halves of rolls; top with top halves.
4. Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 2 sandwiches to pan. Place a cast-iron or heavy skillet on top of sandwiches, and press gently to flatten. Grill 4 minutes on each side or until cheese melts and bread is toasted. Repeat procedure with remaining 2 sandwiches. Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally, and serve immediately.
|
|