Panini With Sautéed Mushrooms and Gruyère

Sharon123's Note:

Yummy to take on a picnic, camping, or at home! Adapted from the AOL website.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, sliced
• 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 8 slices whole wheat bread
• 1 (5 ounce) bag fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions:

1. Heat butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté 5-6 minutes.
2. Spread mustard on 4 slices of bread; layer each with 6 spinach leaves, 1 tablespoon red bell pepper, 1 tablespoon onion, 1/4 cup cheese, and 1/4 cup mushrooms. Top with the remaining bread.
3. Brush melted butter over both sides of each sandwich. If using a skillet, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; place sandwiches in pan. Place another skillet on top of the sandwiches; cook 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown and cheese is melted. If using a panini maker, brush sandwiches with butter; place in machine, close, and cook 2 minutes or until done.

Reviews

[bluemoon downunder]

Wonderfully delicious for a leisurely weekend brunch: I've been looking forward to having this all week and will certainly be making it again as I love all the ingredients and this is so easy to make. I added some minced garlic and thyme to my mushrooms and used sour dough bread, one of my favourites, and baby spinach leaves, another favourite ingredient. The gruyere was a perfect choice for the cheese! :) Thanks for sharing this now Zaar Super Star recipe, Sharon! Made for Gimme 5.

[IngridH]

These were really good! I made a couple of changes- added a slice of ham to each sandwich, and used an egg bread instead of whole wheat. The flavors complemented each other beautifully, and made a wonderful lunch. Definitely a make again! Made for ZWT7- Emerald City Shakers

[Abiroo]

Truly enjoyable. I think the next time I will try with sun tried tomatoes. Chicken would be nice to add or make it a Tuna Panini.