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    Oven Roasted Tomato and Pesto Panini

    Lindsay Moe

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    Oven Roasted Tomato and Pesto Panini - This is one of my favorite sandwiches! Fresh pesto, melty cheese, and those slow roasted tomatoes!! I can't get enough of this vegetarian sandwich. Full recipe at theliveinkitchen.com

    This Oven Roasted Tomato and Pesto Panini is easy and takes advantage of your late summer garden bounty!

    a pesto panini cut in half on a wooden cutting board.
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    Are we in melty sandwich mode yet?

    I kind of think of melty sandwiches as a cold weather food, but when pesto is this good and fresh, we just have to do it, right? Add in fresh from the garden tomatoes and we’re really onto something.

    oven roasted tomato paninis stacked on a wood cutting board.

    Every year I think I’m going to have a garden and every year it goes a little… meh. This year we moved the garden because it wasn’t quite getting enough sun in it’s previous, otherwise perfect location.

    I started tomato seeds inside in April, using the seeds I bought last year, because I’m kind of a cheap-o chump like that. Turns out seeds aren’t always good for years, and all I got were a bunch of cherry tomato plants instead of a mix of cherry, roma, and beefsteak/heirloom.

    a pesto panini cut in half on a wooden cutting board.

    While an abundance of cherry tomatoes is not a problem, I have other tomato needs. Like this Oven Roasted Tomato and Pesto Panini, which slow roasts roma tomatoes into pure summer candy. That slow roasting (it doesn’t really take that long, I promise!) is a magical process that makes the tomatoes a little chewy, a little savory, and a lot delicious.

    oven roasted tomatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

    Pair those rosy little gems with summer’s freshest pesto and a lot of melty cheese and crusty bread and you maybe have not the healthiest dinner but definitely the best. Add a side salad for that true fancy sandwich shop feel.

    Tips for customizing:

    • Go store-bought with your pesto if you don’t want to make it yourself
    • Use your favorite crusty bread if you’re not into ciabatta
    • Toss the tomatoes on an easy salad for a gluten-free vegan option
    • Add in grilled chicken breast or shrimp if that’s your kind of thing
    stacked pesto paninis cut in half.

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    Recipe

    a pesto panini cut in half on a wooden cutting board.

    Oven Roasted Tomato and Pesto Panini

    Slow roasted tomatoes paired with fresh basil pesto and melted cheese inside crusty ciabatta bread.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 574kcal
    Author: Lindsay Moe

    Ingredients

    • 3 roma tomatoes, ends removed, sliced ¼” thick
    • Olive oil
    • Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
    • 4 sandwich sized chunks of ciabatta bread, cut in half horizontally
    • ½ cup pesto
    • 4 slices mozzarella cheese
    • 4 slices provolone cheese

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the tomato slices in an even layer. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle evenly with the crushed garlic. Bake until the tomatoes have released a lot of their moisture and are beginning to brown slightly, about 65 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, heat a panini press to medium high. Spread the inside of all the bread with pesto, then place one slice of mozzarella on the bottom piece of bread, add 4-6 tomato slices, and top with one one slice of provolone. Replace the top piece of bread and grill sandwiches, in batches if necessary, until crusty and melted, about 5 minutes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 1297mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1450IU | Vitamin C: 6.8mg | Calcium: 412mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    Hi, I'm Lindsay! I've been creating easily customizable vegetarian recipes since 2011. I love the outdoors, brownies, and brand new books. I live and work in La Crosse, Wisconsin and founded Wild Flour Media to expand on my love for food photography and videography to my community and beyond.

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