Chicken, Rocket and Pumpkin Panini
Ingredients
- Soft panini rolls
- Butternut pumpkin, peeled, thinly sliced and barbecued until softened
- Vine-ripened tomatoes
- Rocket, washed
- Fresh rosemary
- Garlic
- Olive oil
- Wholegrain mustard
- S&W mayonnaise
Instructions
Chicken.
- Twist and crush a handful of rosemary sprigs, and combine in 3 tablespoons of olive oil with 1 sliced lemon and black pepper. Add chicken breast, cover and refrigerate for three hours to marinate chicken.
- Sear marinated chicken breast in a hot pan on both sides, then roast in a moderate oven for 20 minutes (or until juice runs clear when pricked with a skewer). Allow to rest for five minutes.
Garlic Paste.
- Wrap a whole head of garlic in foil and roast in a 200 degree oven for 20 minutes. Peel then mix softened garlic with a dash of olive oil.
Panini.
- Cut panini and lightly toast. Smear garlic paste on bread and layer with rocket, pumpkin slices, and tomato slices.
- Slice chicken breast and add to sandwich. Mix one teaspoonful of mustard in ¼ cup mayonnaise and drizzle liberally on top.