Mexican Panini
Roasted Poblano pepper along with a filling bean and Jack cheese grilled to perfection.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
10 minCook
20 minReady
30 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | large |
poblano peppers
|
*
|
| 3 ½ | tablespoons |
salsa
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
or more to taste |
*
|
| 14 | ounces |
pinto beans
canned |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
yogurt, plain
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
monterey jack cheese
|
*
|
| 4 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
cilantro
freshly chopped |
|
| 8 | slices |
bread
whole wheat, sourdough or white |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | large |
poblano peppers
|
*
|
| 53 | ml |
salsa
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
or more to taste |
*
|
| 404.6 | ml/g |
pinto beans
canned |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
yogurt, plain
|
|
| 177 | ml |
monterey jack cheese
|
*
|
| 4 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
|
|
| 45 | ml |
cilantro
freshly chopped |
|
| 8 | slices |
bread
whole wheat, sourdough or white |
|
Directions
Preheat broiler.
Cut peppers into the half lengthwise and remove the seeds and stems, arranging peppers on a baking sheet, cut side down, brush some oil above the peppers.
Broil until the skin bubbles and starts to blacken around 5 minutes depending on your broiler.
Place peppers into a papper bag, covered, until cool enough to handle, then peel the peppers.
(Alternatively you could microwave the peppers for 3 to 4 minutes on high and then let them soften.)
At the same time, combine salsa, salt and beans in a medium bowl.
Use a folk to mash the beans until they start to form a paste, it is ok to have some whole beans in the paste.
Combine yogurt, cheese, scallions and cilantro in another small bowl.
Heat a panini maker to high.
Spread ⅓ cup of the bean mixture on each of 4 slices of bread.
Top with a heaping tablespoon of the cheese mixture.
Place 2 pepper halves over the cheese.
Cover with the remaining slice of bread.
Grill the sandwiches in the panini maker until golden brown and through, about 4 minutes.
Cut in half and serve warm.
Stovetop: If you don't have a panini press you can grill the sandwich in a preheated skillet. Press with a spatula while one side browns (2 minutes or so) then flip and press until the other side is toasted another 2 minutes or so and/or until the filling is heated through and the cheese is gooey.
