A Better Grilled Panini: Our Five Foodie Favorites You’ll Swoon Over
Posted by Amelia K. on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 with 6 Comments
When you’re looking for a light lunch that still packs a lot of flavor, paninis are the perfect meal choice for you! These delicious grilled sandwiches can be a tasty take on your favorites, like turkey and Havarti or ham and swiss. But when you’re searching for a delicious meal that will make even the most discerning foodie swoon, those classic basics just won’t work. Which is why we’ve compiled five of our own grilled panini ingredient favorites for you to try today – and they might just leave you hankering for some extra fancy lunchtime pairings for all of your meal delivery orders this week!
Finding unique flavors to try on your panini can make your lunchtime meal delivery more delicious – and much more tasty!
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Grilled Eggplant
Delicious with fresh mozzarella or swiss cheese, grilled eggplant is a super yummy way to spice up your average grilled panini sandwich. In addition to being totally delicious, eggplants are packed with iron, calcium and other nutrients that help to improve blood circulation and nourish your brain. Which means you’ll not only feel full after your meal, but super productive and extra smart for the second half of your day!
Pesto
While it’s a spread often reserved for delicious pastas, it’s also super yummy on a grilled panini sandwich. The flavor lends perfectly to your favorite lunchtime grilled meats and fresh cheeses – and can actually make your meal something completely new for your taste buds to try! Pesto is full of traditional Italian ingredients like olive oil, basil, garlic and Parmesan cheese, the combination of which offer great heart health benefits and can help to lower your risk of chronic diseases. When delicious flavors meld with great health benefits, you have a super ingredient that simply must be added to your lunch order this week!
Sliced Pears
While it might sound a little funny, sliced pears are a yummy way to mix up a traditional panini. Their light, sweet flavor combines really well with Spanish chorizo and other grilled meats, especially when mixed with a little fresh goat cheese. Between the texture and fruity taste, it’s also a great way to keep your panini from tasting too heavy – helping you to avoid that overly full feeling at the end of your meal. It’s the perfect choice to mix into your panini for your lunch delivery order today!
Artichoke Hearts
Another super healthy vegetable that you likely haven’t considered as a major sandwich ingredient in the past, grilled artichoke hearts are a lovely way to build a flavor concoction your taste buds will swoon over. It’s especially tasty on some crusty Italian bread, paired with ricotta cheese and sliced mortadella, which is a tasty Italian deli sausage you definitely need to try. We’re drooling just thinking about ordering this delicious panini for lunch.
Raspberry Jalapeño Spread
There’s no better place to try some sweet and spicy flavor concoctions than when you order a panini for lunch. And adding a little raspberry jalapeño spread to your next order will not disappoint. The flavor of this yummy combo lends so nicely to any grilled meal, even flatbread. It’s absolutely perfect on a panini filled with freshly sliced ham or grilled chicken, plus a little brie cheese. We have a feeling you’ll be singing our praises later this afternoon when you order this tasty meal for lunch today!
Crafty Concoctions
When the mood strikes for a delicious grilled sandwich – or when you really want to try some of these unique foodie flavors that are making you wonder what you’re missing out on – paninis are the perfect way to go. Adding ingredients with unique textures and tastes to this type of meal gives you the full experience of why people spend so much time craving these unique food pairings – and it can be a great way to dip your toe in the water to try some flavors you might otherwise skip out on!
And at Waiter.com, we love helping you find new yummy flavors to try. Since we connect you with the best restaurants around town, you can access the most delicious flavors without ever having to leave your office. We know you’re busy – but that doesn’t mean you can’t also have a great lunch. Order something yummy today, you definitely won’t regret it!
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I always enjoy trying some new panini recipes. I am not sure I would enjoy the panini that has the pears on it though.
It might sound a little strange, but the flavor combination is really delicious. Let us know if you decide to try it!
This list needs more CHEESE. Great cheese = great panini.
Haha – great point, Bill.
I have just gotten into making sandwiches on the grill cheese maker with all kinds of fixings, such as pesto and cheese, pizza, buffalo chicken, and peanut butter and jelly. Now I have a craving for pesto paninis and will have to look into that!
They are SO good! I’m going to have to look into this grilled PB&J, too.