Toasted Ham and Brie Panini

So…this recipe. It’s not really a recipe. It’s kind of a cop-out recipe, actually.

Truth it, I eat it for lunch probably two or three times a week, and last time while I was sinking my teeth deep into this sandwich I felt like I just had to share. I had to! My soul demanded it. It’s just SO good and if you don’t already know the brie and ham sandwich combination on a deep, personal level, I feel like it’s my duty to share this with you today. It is the sandwich that broke me of my vegetarian ways six years ago while sitting at a Paris cafe with my mother after an overnight flight.

To make this culinary masterpiece, you first need to find some really good bread. And no, I don’t mean fluffy white bread from the supermarket. Head to a bakery for this…you won’t regret it. I like to use a thick, chewy sourdough bread here — one that I can really sink my teeth into. Thick, chewy, delicious carbs. Now that’s what I’m talking about.

The rest is so simple. Seriously, a ten year old could make this. The key is the sweet n’ hot mustard {Trader Joe’s makes a great one!} because it both clears your nostrils and gives you just a hint of sweetness. It’s perfect.

So yeah…this is a “not-recipe” if there ever was one. But it IS delicious and makes a sweet little dinner when paired with a simple green salad and a glass of wine. It’s the one meal I could never get sick of and my favorite sandwich to date.

‘Cause nothing says “happy Monday” like toasty brie cheese in your face.

Toasted Ham and Brie Panini

makes 1 panini

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Ingredients:

2 thick slices of good quality bread (I like sourdough!)

2 oz roast ham

brie cheese

hot n’ sweet mustard

Directions:

Spread one piece of bread with brie cheese. Top with ham. Spread the other slice of bread with the mustard. Grill panini using a panini press or stovetop, as you would grilled cheese. If you’re toasting your sandwich on the stove, I like to place a heavy pot or skillet on top of the sandwich while it toasts to get the panini effect.

Time:

5 minutes