Pressed Cuban Sandwich with Garlic Dijon Butter

Name: Pressed Cuban Sandwich with Garlic Dijon Butter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons butter, softened; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 113 grams thinly sliced turkey ham; 21 grams low-fat Swiss cheese (such as Jarlsberg); 1 teaspoon olive oil; 8 slices sandwich-length pickle slices; 340 grams hoagie rolls, cut in half lengthwise; 113 grams thinly sliced smoked turkey; 1 head whole head garlic

Pressed Cuban Sandwich with Garlic Dijon Butter requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 193 calories, 10g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up butter, dijon mustard, swiss cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

To prepare butter, remove white papery skin from garlic head (do not peel or separate the cloves); drizzle with oil. Wrap head in foil.

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Butter

Clove

Garlic

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 350 for 1 hour; cool 10 minutes. Separate cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. Discard skins.

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Extract

Clove

Garlic

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Oven

Combine garlic pulp, mustard, and butter in a small bowl; set aside.

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Mustard

Butter

Garlic

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Bowl

To prepare sandwiches, scoop out inside of roll halves, leaving a 1/2-inch shell.

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Roll

Spread about 2 teaspoons garlic butter over cut sides of top and bottom halves of each roll. Arrange pickles, turkey, ham, and cheese evenly on bottom halves of rolls; top with top halves.

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Garlic Butter

Pickles

Cheese

Spread

Whole Turkey

Roll

Ham

Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Grill Pan

Frying Pan

Add 2 sandwiches to pan.

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Frying Pan

Place a cast-iron or heavy skillet on top of sandwiches, and press gently to flatten. Grill 4 minutes on each side or until cheese melts and bread is toasted. Repeat procedure with remaining 2 sandwiches.

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Cheese

Bread