Grilled Italian Sandwiches

Name: Grilled Italian Sandwiches
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: bread, italian; mozzarella cheese; sweet red bell peppers, roasted; basil; olive oil

Submitted by happyzhangbo

The oldest diner sandwich in the book becomes a great summer meal when you make it live up to its name—cook it on the grill.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

7 min

COOK

8 min

READY

15 min

Ingredients

SLICES BREAD, ITALIAN
about 10 oz. total *

OUNCES MOZZARELLA CHEESE
thinly sliced

X ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS
strips *

EACH BASIL
fresh leaves, rinsed *

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

Directions

For each sandwich, top a slice of bread with a thin layer of cheese, red peppers, basil leaves, and more cheese.

Top with a second slice of bread.

Brush both sides of the sandwich lightly with olive oil, then push two or three toothpicks all the way through the sandwich to secure.

Lay sandwiches over medium heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 4 to 5 seconds); close lid.

Cook, turning to prevent bread from scorching (remove toothpicks when turning, if they catch on the grill), until sandwiches are well browned on both sides, with some darker grill marks in spots, and cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes total.

Serve hot, while cheese is still melted.