Italian Panini Burger

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb hot italian sausage, removed from casings
• 500 g panini bread (4 panini)
• 3/4 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup sweet green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped or 3/4 teaspoon dry basil
• 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional)
• salt & pepper
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 form the italian sausage into 4 rectangular patties.
• 2 over medium heat pan fry the patties, brown one side flip, cover with lid and continue cooking until done (apprx 5 min per side), set aside keep warm or
• 3 if your pan is large enough when you flip the patties add the onions & garlic, then the peppers and finish cooking all at once - otherwise follow along as suggested.
• 4 remove any excess grease from the pan.
• 5 meanwhile combine onions and garlic.
• 6 add onions & garlic to pan and cook until they are well browned. apprx 8 minutes
• 7 add peppers, tomatoes, basil & pine nuts cook 4 minutes.
• 8 lightly paint one side of the panini bread with oilive oil.
• 9 place a burger & 1/4 on the pepper mixture on 1/2 of the uncoated side of the panini, sprinkle with 1/4 of the parmesan, fold in half.
• 10 grill in a fry pan (apprx 3 minutes per side or until as crisp and golden as you like it) brown one side then the other .
• 11 an alternative method is to lay the panini flat, brown it & then add the patty & peppers etc.
• 12 or use your grill and brown both sides at once with the filling already inside.
• 13 serve with a nice green salad.