Balsamic Ham and Salami Panino

According to Wikipedia: A panino is a sandwich made from a small loaf of bread, typically a ciabatta (an Italian white bread). The bread is cut horizontally and filled with salami, ham, meat, cheese or other food and sometimes served hot. A grilled panino is buttered on the outside and grilled in a press.

Even though I used French bread, I'm calling this a Balsamic Ham and Salami Panino.

• Turn the heat to medium high and put the bread face-down on the grill to warm while you slice red peppers and part of a purple onion.

• When the grill is hot, saute the veggies in extra virgin olive oil. When the veggies are tender, move them to the side and throw on the salami and ham.
• As the meat warms I sprinkle it all with Janz and toss it together with tongs to mix the flavors. Add a splatter of Balsamic Vinegar just before you put the sandwich together.

To build the sandwich:

1. Start with slices of Provolone on both halves of the warm bread
   
2. Put strips of pepper and onion on top of the cheese
   
3. Add layers of salami and ham
   
4. Splatter the grill with a little more olive oil if needed and put the sandwich together on hot grill
5. Press with a sandwich press* if you have one. If you don't have a press, use the bottom of another iron skillet.
   
6. When bottom of sandwich is brown, turn and press the other side. You'll know it's done when the cheese starts to drip down and sizzle on the grill.
   
7. Serve with additional Balsamic Vinegar for dipping.
   

Larapin!

*My "sandwich press" is actually a bacon press. I bought it new a few years ago. I think it just cost $3-4 at the time.