BROCCOLI RABE AND PEPPERS PANINI WITH CHEESE AND HOT HONEY

Broccoli Rabe and Peppers Panini with Cheese and Hot Honey image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 bunch broccoli rabe, ends trimmed a bit
Salt
3 tablespoons EVOO
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or chopped
1/2 lemon
2 ciabatta rolls, split
4 slices provolone cheese, halved
3 large Italian hot pickled cherry peppers, sliced
2 large or 4 small roasted peppers, homemade or store-bought, patted dry and sliced lengthwise into strips
1 cup loosely packed shaved fresh fennel
1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
1/4 cup drained semi-dried tomatoes (or reconstituted sundried tomatoes)
4 to 5 ounces red pepper pecorino, thinly sliced (or 4 slices Pepper Jack cheese)
Hot honey, homemade or store-bought

Steps:

Preheat a panini press to 400 degrees F.
Bring 3 to 4 inches of water to a boil, salt it and add the broccoli rabe. Cook at low boil 4 minutes. Cold shock in ice water and drain; pat dry on kitchen towels.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with EVOO, 3 turns of the pan. Swirl in garlic, 1 minute or so, then add rabes and toss to combine. Add juice of 1/2 lemon.
Build panini: Roll bottom, provolone, rabes, hot and sweet peppers, shaved fennel, red onion, semi-dried tomatoes, red pepper pecorino. Dress top of roll with hot honey and set in place. Press to crisp bread and warm sandwich.