Taleggiotosti

Name: taleggiotosti
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: uncut multigrain bread eg Love and Passion; 180 g Taleggio cheese; 140 g pomodori al forno e capperi tomatoes, jar 285 g; 50 g unsalted butter or margarine; 90 g chilled pesto; 100 g smoked chicken strips

Italian taleggiotosti with cheese, tomato, chicken and pesto.

Ingredients

Uncut multigrain bread eg Love and Passion
180 g Taleggio cheese
140 g pomodori al forno e capperi tomatoes, jar 285 g

50 g unsalted butter or margarine
90 g chilled pesto
100 g smoked chicken strips

Directions

Cut the bread into 8 slices and the taleggio into 8 bars. Cut the tomatoes into strips.
Spread the bread on one side with butter.
Brush 4 slices each on the other side with ½ tbsp pesto and toppings with chicken, taleggio and tomato.
Cover with the rest of the bread with the bone side facing out.
Heat 2 large frying pans without oil or butter and bake the sandwiches in 6 min. Golden brown. Turn halfway. Serve with the rest of the pesto.