Italian Panini Dressing

One of my favorite things to make for lunch is a panini. I use my Cuisinart Griddler to get my bread nice and toasty golden brown. The cheese gets ooey gooey deliciously melty. I use good Italian-style deli meats as a kind of gift to myself. All I need is a good squirt or two of my Italian panini dressing just before serving to top off the perfect lunch. The dressing adds a nice herbaceous taste to my sandwich.

I used to think I couldn’t make fancy sandwiches at home. I longed for that crunchy, tasty bread and good meats. Now, I can make them all of the time. I’ve rather spoiled myself, I must say. But that’s kind of the point of cooking for yourself, right? If I was just in it to eat, I’d probably just grab a frozen pizza. But while I ate it I’d dream of a panini, that’s for sure!

Give Any Sandwich A Boost

This Italian panini dressing is great on a lot more than a panini. Any submarine sandwich is better with a little of this dressing drizzled over the top. I keep a bottle of it on my countertop, ready to go any time I make a sandwich, which is darned near daily.

This dressing is also good for soppin’ with some crunchy Italian bread.

Spice It Up

If you’d like to add a little spiciness to your dressing just toss in a few good pinches of red pepper flake. Give the dressing a good stir or shake and you’re good to go.

I store my homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out thirty minutes to an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot food!

Try this dressing on a copycat of the sub from Jersey Mike’s!