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Turkey Pesto Panini

15 minutes
4.67 from 3 votes
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by: Joanna Cismaru

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Turkey Pesto Panini with cheddar cheese and roasted red peppers. Perfect for a lunch, snack or dinner!

Turkey Pesto Paninis cut in half, stacked on top of each other exposing the ingredients.

Ah, paninis!

I love a good panini!

It’s the perfect lunch. A good panini is full of flavor, a good panini will satisfy your taste buds, and fill your tummy. I love making paninis over the weekend for lunch because it’s quick and allows you to have more time doing the things you love and enjoy doing over the weekend.

So as I was surfing the web, like I usually do, to find a good panini recipe, this recipe caught my eye because of the pesto, and I just so happened to have some pesto I made a little while ago and had it in the freezer.

Obviously you can buy pesto, or you can make it yourself, which I did. It’s super easy, you just add basil, pine nuts, olive oil and salt to a food processor and pulse it until it turns into a paste. You will love it. It’s great on pizzas, it’s great on sandwiches, it’s just wonderful.

For paninis you can use any sliced bread you like but I love to use focaccia because it packs a lot of extra flavor. I have a panini maker, because my husband loves paninis, so we make them often but if you don’t you can just use a grill pan and make it like you would a grilled cheese sandwich and if you want press on it with something heavy.

This turkey pesto panini is fabulous because it has pesto, roasted red peppers, cheddar cheese, tomatoes and turkey. Lots of good and delicious flavors.

Turkey Pesto Paninis cut in half, stacked on top of each other exposing the ingredients.

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Turkey Pesto Panini

4.67 from 3 votes
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Total: 15 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 2
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Ingredients

  • 2 large pieces of focaccia cut in half or 4 slices of your favorite bread
  • 1/4 pound turkey cold cuts
  • 2 roasted red peppers
  • 1 to mato sliced
  • 4 tablespoons basil pesto
  • 2 slices cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Heat panini maker.
  • Spread pesto on each slice of bread. Top two of the slices of bread with turkey, roasted red pepper, tomato slices, and cheddar cheese. Top with other slice of bread.
  • Grill on a Panini maker for about 3 minutes or until grill marks form and the cheese has melted.
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  1. Evelyn Jepson says

    February 12, 2019 at 6:54 am

    5 stars
    My sister in law bought me a Panini maker, and I am looking up recipes to try with it this summer. Although I will buy the Pesto, instead of making it myself. I don’t much like avocado, so recipes will be w/o that.

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  2. Gaby says

    March 10, 2015 at 10:29 am

    Hi Jo!

    Do you have a basil pesto recipe?
    Love your blog!!

    Gaby

    Reply
    • jo says

      March 10, 2015 at 10:46 am

      Hi Gaby,
      I have a pistachio pesto recipe here, basically all you need to do is replace the pistachios with pine nuts, and you have your basil pesto.

      Reply
  3. Dina says

    September 17, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    Hi Jo, is this a new look on the blog? looks beautiful. Love your recipes. will be in touch soon about getting together.
    Ciao,
    Dina

    Reply
    • jo says

      September 17, 2012 at 11:24 pm

      Hi Dina,
      Yes it is, glad you like it. 🙂

      Reply

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