Kale, Grilled Garlic and Cheddar Panini

Name: Kale, Grilled Garlic and Cheddar Panini
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 4 Tbsps butter, room temperature; 4 servings Coarse salt; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 head garlic; 454 grams kale, rinsed, stems removed and roughly chopped; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 8 slices rustic white bread, sliced from a bakery loaf; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; 113 grams sharp cheddar cheese, sliced; 118 milliliters water

Kale, Grilled Garlic and Cheddar Panini might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 540 calories, 16g of protein, and 39g of fat. Many people made this recipe, and 3365 would say it hit the spot. If you have water, garlic, coarse salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat the panini maker to medium-high heat.Peel away the outer skin from the head of garlic, keeping the individual cloves intact. Slice off 1/4-inch from the top of the garlic, exposing the cloves.

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Lay the garlic on a piece of aluminum foil large enough to wrap it.

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Garlic

Wrap

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Drizzle the cut side with olive oil and season it with salt. Wrap the garlic in the foil.

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Wrap

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Place the cut side down on the grill and grill the garlic until the cloves are very soft and tender, about 30 minutes. Once they’re cool enough to touch, squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins. Keep the panini maker on.In the meantime, prepare the kale.

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Grill

Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Add the shallots and cook them, stirring, until they’re tender and fragrant, about a minute.

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Add the red pepper flakes and the kale and carefully toss the kale to coat it in the oil.

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Pour in the water. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook the kale for another 10 minutes.

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Spread butter on two slices of bread to flavor the outside of the sandwich. Flip over one slice of bread and use a butter knife to spread 1/4 of the soft cloves of roasted garlic on the other side. Top the garlic with sautéed kale and cheese. Close the sandwich with the other slice of bread, buttered side up.Grill the panini, two at a time, until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasted, 4 to 5 minutes.

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