Italian flag sammy lots of pics

Mainegg

When we were off exploring the area that we are having the work shop in August in we stopped at a great little Cafe for lunch. I had a nice sandwich called the Italian flag. It was on sourdough bread but I used sourdough rolls, pesto, fresh basil and slices of tomatoes. grill to melt and meld the flavors. this was great and if the tomatoes had been fresh picked instead of like rocks mine would have been very yummy!
I used two cast iron pans to press them down.

pans pre heating

the raws

rolls and pesto

tomatoes and fresh mozza and lots of fresh basil

topped off

in the press LOL

Gunnar

My wife would like this. Were the pans hot so they toast the bread?

Florida Grillin Girl

Way to go Julie. Simple and looks fresh and delicious.

Faith
Tampa, FL

Mainegg

Hi Barry, they were hot to the touch but not searing hot. I think I would do the slices of bread with a light brush of butter like the Cafe did next time. thin crisp crust was good. the rolls took a bit to get the cheese melted. and got a little hard. but they were really good!

Mainegg

Hi Faith! they were good. we had left over broc soup from the night before with them and it was a nice dinner. just wish it would warm up up here so we can eat out side :(

Boxerpapa

That looks awesome. Did the heat from the CI skillets cook the bread and crisp them up? You have given me an idea for this weekend.

Gator Bait

Mainegg wrote:

. . . just wish it would warm up up here so we can eat out side :(

Wish we could trade some weather Julie, it was a steamer here yesterday. I went out to BBQ some chicken yesterday and made the mistake of sitting in a patio chair. On the surface it looked dry, in reality I was sitting on a huge sponge. :blink: Ah well, at least the clouds are spectacular down here this time of year.

The sandwiches look great, a testament to your ingenuity and the versatility of the egg. You've got me thinking that Cuban sandwiches made with pulled pork on the egg would be classic.

Gator