This recipe comes from Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa at Home. Have you ever watched her show? Yes, I want to live in her house and have her cook for me every day. Her and her husband are just the cutest!
- 2 large ripe beefsteak tomatoes
- 1 (16-ounce) ball fresh mozzarella
- 12 slices bakery white bread, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- about 1 cup pesto
- salt
- balsamic vinegar
- olive oil
Meanwhile, core the tomatoes and slice the tomatoes and mozzarella 1/4-inch thick.
Spread the bread slices out on a work surface. Pour olive oil into a small bowl, and using a pastry brush, brush each bread slice with the oil. Flip the slices over, and spread each slice evenly with pesto. On half the bread, place a layer of mozzarella (about 2 slices per sandwich), followed by a layer of tomato. Sprinkle the tomatoes with kosher salt and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
Oil the grates of the grill, and working 3 sandwiches at a time, lay all the bread slices on the grill, and close the cover. After 2-3 minutes, you should have grill marks, make sandwiches, by laying the pesto-only slices on top. Weight the sandwiches down with either bricks wrapped well in foil, or heavy, oven-safe skillets. Alternatively, you could lay a baking sheet on top and weight that down with bricks.
Grill an additional 1-3 minutes, or until the mozarella starts to ooze. Repeat with remaining sandwiches. Cut each sandwich in half, and serve warm.
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