Cuban Panini

Ingredients

• 1 loaf Cuban bread (if not available, use a French or Italian loaf from the deli)
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 large dill pickles, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1/2 lb swiss cheese, thinly sliced
• 3/4 lb ham, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb pork roast, thinly sliced
• 1/3 lb genoa salami, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat sandwich press.

2. 2

   Cut bread in half lengthwise.

3. 3

   Spread inside top and bottom with mustard and mayonnaise.

4. 4

   On bottom half, layer pickle slices,Swiss cheese, ham, pork and salami.

5. 5

   Cover with top half of bread.

6. 6

   Cut the loaf into 4 equal sandwich portions.

7. 7

   Lightly butter top and bottom of each sandwich and press on the grill until the bread is crusty and the cheese is melted.

8. 8

   Slice in half diagonally and serve.

9. 9

   *** Note - if you don't have a panini press or a sandwich grill type appliance, just use 2 heavy skillets - 1 to cook in and the other on top of the sandwiches to press them down. I would suggest covering the bottom of the pressing-skillet with aluminum foil.