This is the grilled updated version of a sandwich I made earlier this year. I know not everyone is a fruit and meat person, but I'm just REALLY into the pear/turkey combo as evident by my latest burger creation.
I've made a variation of this sandwich 3 times this week and settled on this combination...
The spicy bite of mustard with the sweet pear, melted creamy cheese, and a hint of rosemary is awesome! It's a cinch to prepare and weighing in at only around 250 calories it's a great light lunch, even when paired with a soup or salad.
Here's how I made it using my George Forman grill (GFG) as a panini press again.
Ingredients
- 1 whole grain sandwich thin
- 1-2 teaspoon of whole grain mustard
- 1 Mini Babybel Light
- 2 oz of deli turkey
- 4-5 slices of a ripe pear
- Handful of Baby Spinach
- 1-2 pinches of dried rosemary
Instructions
Preheat the George Foreman or your panini press.
Smear the mustard on the thin and top with half of the cheese.
To cut the Babybel, stand the cheese on its side and cut through the circle forming 2 halves that are also circles.
This works great with the round bread when melting!
Add the cheese to the center of the thin.
Slice the pear more on the thin side.
Top the sandwich with the turkey, pear, spinach, the other half of the cheese, the rosemary and the top of the bread.
Place on the grill and close. Remember you have to compensate as the GFG will squish forward.
Grill for 2 minutes then rotate the sandwich (only on GFG) and grill for 2 more minutes making sure it cooks evenly.
Enjoy!
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📖 Recipe
Pressed Pear Turkey Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 whole grain sandwich thin
- 1-2 teaspoon of whole grain mustard
- 1 Mini Babybel Light
- 2 oz of deli turkey
- 4-5 slices of a ripe pear
- Handful of Baby Spinach
- 1-2 pinches of dried rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the George Foreman or your panini press.
- Smear the mustard on the thin and top with half of the cheese.1-2 teaspoon of whole grain mustard, 1 Mini Babybel Light
- To cut the Babybel, stand the cheese on its side and cut through the circle forming 2 halves that are also circles. This works great with the round bread when melting!
- Add the cheese to the center of the thin.
- Slice the pear more on the thin side.
- Top the sandwich with the turkey, pear, spinach, the other half of the cheese, the rosemary and the top of the bread.1 whole grain sandwich thin, 2 oz of deli turkey, 4-5 slices of a ripe pear, Handful of Baby Spinach, 1-2 pinches of dried rosemary
- Place on the grill and close. Remember you have to compensate as the GFG will squish forward.
- Grill for 2 minutes then rotate the sandwich (only on GFG) and grill for 2 more minutes making sure it cooks evenly.
Melissa
This was so yummy!! I love all your ideas!
nikki
You have awesome recipes.. love this o
Ashley
yayy! it works. thank you 🙂 I made this for dinner last night & the dessert hummus for dessert the night before- so yum!
roni
Ashley - There is now! Look at the top and bottom of the post. Do you mind testing it for me? 🙂
roni
Colleen - I don't see why you can't do it in a skillet. You'll just have to flip. Press it down while cooking with a heavy pot or a kettle.
Living the sweet life
How ironic - I had the exact same sandwich this weekend!! It is absolutely delicious - - and grilling it, it takes it from being just delicious to creamy and amazing 🙂
Colleen
Hi Roni,
this looks DELICIOUS! Is there a way to do it w/o using the George Foreman grill? Colleen
Ashley
Do you have an option to retweet this and other recipes?
Dorene
Looks wonderful. I did a similar combo last week but used a wedge of Laughing Cow and mixed fig jam with the mustard but didn't add the spinach...didn't think of that, thanks for the suggestion, can't wait to try it!!
Ashley
YUM! looks great!
Jan
Looks great!