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    Home » Recipes » Meal Prep

    Published: Oct 26, 2017 · Modified: Dec 2, 2019 by Jennifer Banz· 2 Comments

    Low Carb Caprese Panini Sandwich

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    Time: 12 minutes mins
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    Thick slices of mozzarella cheese and a marinated tomato salad, layered between 2 slices of 90 second bread. It gets all melty and I just wanna cry tears of joy.

    Forgive me, for this is my 3rd low carb sandwich post in the last month.  I did a low carb pancake breakfast sandwich, and 90 second microwave bread.  I'm glad I could get that off of my chest.

    As I said in my post for 90 second bread, I had kind of broken up with sandwiches.  You know, I just kinda gave up on bread all together because carbs, duh.

    But this sandwich, this sandwich has brought me back to memories of sandwich admiration.  And gooey cheese.  But I have never broken up with gooey cheese.  Never ever ever.

    This Low Carb Panini Sandwich is full of thick slices of mozzarella and a yummy marinated tomato salad.  I used my 90 second bread recipe that is so simple, you will not believe it!

    So first we slap some butter on some 90 second bread and then slap it on a panini press.  Then we slap some mozzarella on that baby.  Then douce it with marinated tomatoes.

     

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    Just look at these marinated tomatoes.  This is more than just something to slap in a sandwich.  This is something I could eat on a shoe, thank you very much.  All it takes is a chopped tomato, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and basil.  Let it sit as long as you can stand it.

     

    marinated tomato salad in a glass bowl

     

    Back to your regularly scheduled sandwich.

    Add a lid and, of course, more butter.

     

    A sandwich with butter sitting on a panini press

     

    Then we press it down and the cheese starts to ooze, and the bread gets all crispy and buttery, and this low carb panini just turned me back into a sandwich lover.  The end.

     

    a finished low carb panini with melted mozzarella cheese and tomatoes

    Low Carb Caprese Panini Sandwich

    This low carb caprese painini sandwich uses 90 second bread with thick slices of mozzarella cheese and a marinated tomato salad.
    5 from 1 vote
    Course: lunch
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1
    Calories:
    Author: Jennifer Banz

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    Ingredients

    • 1 recipe 90 second bread, cut in half
    • 2-4 Thick slices of fresh mozzarella cheese
    • ¼ recipe Marinated tomato salad (recipe follows)
    • 1 tablespoon softened butter

    Marinated Tomato Salad

    • 1 tomato, chopped
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 4 basil leaves, chiffonade
    • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    • Kosher salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • For the tomato salad, combine all ingredients into a small bowl and let marinate for at least 10 minutes.
    • Spread half a tablespoon of softened butter on to half of the bread and place the bread butter side down on a panini press.  
    • Place the slices of mozzarella on top of the bread, then add a few spoon full of the tomato salad.  Butter the other half of the bread and place it butter side up on top of the mozzarella and tomatoes.
    • Press the sandwich down with the panini press and let cook according to the panini press directions.  

    Notes

    1. If you do not own a panini press, you could just cook it on the stovetop like you would do a grilled cheese sandwich.  I really like the texture the panini press yields, though.
    2. Instead of a large tomato, you could use a handful of cherry tomatoes.  You could also use roma tomatoes.  
    3. 90 second bread recipe
    Servings: 1
    Keyword :gluten free, recipe for panini sandwich

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    1. Lina says

      January 08, 2018 at 5:58 pm

      Why is the 90 second bread so high in calories.

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      • jenniferbanz says

        January 08, 2018 at 6:57 pm

        Almond flour is essentially ground almonds and they are very calorie dense. That combined with an egg and butter brings up the calorie count.

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