Rejuvenated Rustic Turkey €“ Artichoke Panini

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup shallot, sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) jar artichokes, quartered, drained
• 1 loaf focaccia bread
• 8 tablespoons mayonnaise, divided
• 1 bunch spinach, fresh, divided
• 1 cup asiago cheese, grated
• 1 lb turkey breast, sliced, divided
• salt & pepper, taste
• 1 dash cayenne chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 8 slices sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, drained

Recipe

• 1 lightly toast pine nuts in cast-iron frying pan or oven; pour nuts into small bowl; set aside to cool.
• 2 melt butter in empty pan, sauté shallots, stirring lightly; set aside.
• 3 coarsely chop artichokes, then add to shallots in warm pan; set aside.
• 4 cut focaccia bread into four equal sandwich portions, then slice horizontally; spread each slice with one tablespoon of mayonnaise.
• 5 layer spinach and tomato slices equally on four of the bread slices.
• 6 add the grated cheese and toasted pine-nuts to the artichokes-shallot mixture in the pan; quickly divide into four portions and spoon over the spinach and tomatoes.
• 7 add one fourth of the turkey breast meat to each of the sandwiches, lightly add salt & pepper and cayenne pepper flakes to taste; put the lid on the sandwich and press lightly.
• 8 place sandwiches into panini-maker and heat per manufacturer’s suggestions….or….place sandwiches into large buttered medium-hot frying pan, place another heavy frying pan on top; then press down firmly to heat sandwich like this for 1-2 minutes.