Rejuvenated Rustic Turkey – Artichoke Panini

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup shallot, sliced

• 1 (8 ounce) jar artichokes, quartered, drained
• 1 loaf focaccia bread
• 8 tablespoons mayonnaise, divided
• 1 bunch fresh spinach, divided
• 1 cup asiago cheese, grated
• 1 lb cooked turkey breast, sliced, divided
• salt & pepper, taste
• 1 dash cayenne chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 8 slices sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained

Directions

1. 1

   Lightly toast pine nuts in cast-iron frying pan or oven; pour nuts into small bowl; set aside to cool.

2. 2

   Melt butter in empty pan, sauté shallots, stirring lightly; set aside.

3. 3

   Coarsely chop artichokes, then add to shallots in warm pan; set aside.

4. 4

   Cut focaccia bread into four equal sandwich portions, then slice horizontally; spread each slice with one tablespoon of mayonnaise.

5. 5

   Layer spinach and tomato slices equally on four of the bread slices.

6. 6

   Add the grated cheese and toasted pine-nuts to the artichokes-shallot mixture in the pan; quickly divide into four portions and spoon over the spinach and tomatoes.

7. 7

   Add one fourth of the turkey breast meat to each of the sandwiches, lightly add salt & pepper and cayenne pepper flakes to taste; put the lid on the sandwich and press lightly.

8. 8

   Place sandwiches into panini-maker and heat per manufacturer’s suggestions….OR….place sandwiches into large buttered medium-hot frying pan, place another heavy frying pan on top; then press down firmly to heat sandwich like this for 1-2 minutes.