Pressed picnic sandwich

Name: Pressed picnic sandwich
Prep time: 28 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 loaf long ciabatta , sliced in half lengthways; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 2 handfuls baby spinach; 8 marinated artichoke hearts from a jar, quartered; 250 grams roasted red pepper from a jar; 8 slices prosciutto; 1 handful basil; 125 grams mozzarella, cut into slices; 1 red onion, very finely sliced

The recipe Pressed picnic sandwich can be made in around 28 minutes. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. Head to the store and pick up dijon mustard, prosciutto, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. Users who liked this recipe also liked Pressed Picnic Sandwich, Mediterranean Pressed Picnic Sandwich, and Pressed Picnic Sandwich with Roasted Red Pepper and Pepperoncini Spread.

Instructions

Ask an adult to slice the ciabatta loaf in half lengthways and heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas

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Ciabatta

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Oven

Put the ciabatta loaf halves, crust-side down, on a large baking tray and drizzle with a little olive oil. Pop them in the oven for a few mins until just golden and lightly toasted.

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Ciabatta

Olive Oil

Pop

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Baking Pan

Oven

Put the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic and mustard in a bowl, then whisk them together with a fork.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Olive Oil

Mustard

Garlic

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove the toasted ciabatta halves from the tray and drizzle the bottom slice with about half of the dressing.

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Ciabatta

Arrange the rest of the ingredients in layers. Start with a large handful of baby spinach, then a few artichoke hearts.

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Artichoke Hearts

Baby Spinach

Next add the slices of pepper, the prosciutto, basil, mozzarella and, finally, the red onion.

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Mozzarella

Prosciutto

Red Onion

Pepper

Basil

Drizzle over the rest of the dressing and pop the other slice of ciabatta on top.

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Ciabatta

Pop

Press down on the sandwich to squash all the layers together.

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Squash

Wrap the sandwich in baking parchment and tie it together with a couple of pieces of string.

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Wrap

Place a heavy baking tray on top of your sandwich and top it with weights or loaf tins filled with baking beans. Pop it all in the fridge overnight or until you are ready to eat it.

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Beans