Pressed Cubano With Bacon

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• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 4 (3 ounce)  hawaiian  rolls, sliced in half horizontally
• 2  tablespoons yellow mustard
•  lowfat swiss cheese, divided
• 4  slices bacon, cooked and halved
• 12  dill pickle slices
• 2  teaspoons  minced fresh cilantro
• 6  ounces  thinly sliced low-sodium ham (33% less-sodium)
• 2  ounces  thinly sliced deli roasted turkey breast

Directions

1. Combine oil and garlic.
2. Spread cut side of rolls evenly with mustard. Place 1 cheese slice, 2 bacon halves, 3 pickle slices, and 1/2 teaspoons cilantro on bottom half of each roll. Divide ham and turkey evenly among bottom halves of rolls, top each serving with 1 cheese slice nad top of roll. Brush garlic oil evenly over outside of rolls.
3. Heat a large nontick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 sandwiches to pan. Place a cast-iron or heavy skillet on top of sandwiches, press gently to flatten. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until cheese melts and bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwhiches while they cook). Repeat with remaining sandwiches.