This is a quick lunch on the weekend or even a quick dinner through the week. My husband loves turkey sandwiches but I usually don’t end up making too many sandwiches at home and so he end up eating them for lunch at work. I am not sure why- but sandwiches don’t come to mind when I think of lunch- and then I wonder why my daughter doesn’t like them. I never gave her a sandwich while she was a baby- so she never got used to one.

I bought sliced turkey since I had a large loaf of bake at home baguette in the fridge. I planned on making turkey pesto sandwiches for my hubby. My initial thought was to bake the bread first and then assemble the sandwich- but then I thought of assembling it first and then cooking it on a grill pan. I used another heavy pan to press down on the sandwich while all the ingredients melted together. Speaking of melting- I also had mozzarella cheese in the fridge which went perfectly with the pesto and the turkey.

I served a few potato chips and a green salad with the delicious sandwich. It was really good- I had a few bites…

Next time you are in a bind and don’t know what to make for lunch- try a turkey and pesto panini.

• 2 teaspoons extra light olive oil
• One (6 inch) piece of bake at home baguette
• 3 thin sliced herb turkey
• 3 thick slices of mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon basil pesto
• 4 to 5 fresh basil leaves
• Fresh black pepper

Heat a grill pan with the olive oil. Slice the baguette in half. Spread the mayonnaise and pesto evenly on both sides. Spread the cheese and turkey slices. Add the basil leaves and black pepper on top. Place the second slice on top and place it on the grill pan. Press the panini down with another heavy pan or anything heavy. Brown the sandwich on both sides pressing well for 5 minutes each. Cut in half and serve.