One day while talking with my dear friend, Heather, at the gym, she suggested to me to put a pear on my panini and my reaction was, “WHAT?????”………… and then I tried it and it was oh, so very good.  I did not doubt my friend knew what she was talking about, but it just sounded ………. different, but I soon found out that this was going to be one of my favorites and paninis are such a quick fix!

Here is what I love on my panini, but use whatever meat and cheese you like, and use pear slices :). I hope you love it as much as I do. 

I love Boars Head ham and Havari cheese on my panini and, of course, a little bit of mayo :). 

Put mayo, ham and cheese on your favorite bread (some of my favorites are Great Harvest Dakota, Dave’s Organic Good Seed, and Kneaders 12 Grain Hazelnut bread). Spread a little butter on both sides of the bread and put it on the panini maker or when I didn’t have one, I put it in a fry pan, cover it with a lid and cook it on medium heat. Turn and cook on the other side.

Remove from heat and add pear slices.  I added some iceberg lettuce to mine but it’s great with just the pear.  And that’s it! Dinner is ready in about 10 min!!  Enjoy 🙂 and don’t forget the pear 🙂