TUNA AND GRUYERE PANINI

Tuna and Gruyere Panini image

Provided by LifeIsGood

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

6 tablespoons mayonnaise (I use Hellmans)
2 (8 ounce) jars tuna, packed in olive oil, drained. Reserving 1 T of the oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup celery, finely diced
6 cloves mashed roasted garlic (See note at the bottom of the directions)
2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon capers, drained
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 slices of multigrain sandwich bread
4 ounces gruyere cheese, thinly sliced

Steps:

See note below for directions on roasted the garlic. Do this before preparing the paninis.
Mix the mayo with the 1 Tablespoon of the reserved tuna oil, the lemon juice, Dijon mustard, celery, garlic, parsley, capers and celery seeds. Mix in the tuna. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Spoon the tuna mixture onto 4 slices of the bread, then top each with 1 oz of Gruyere and then top with another slice of bread.
Toast the sandwiches in a panini press until they are golden and the cheese is melted.
*Note* To roast the garlic, place the unpeeled cloves on a sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. Seal the foil and roast the cloves at 300 degrees F. If I'm halving the recipe and only roasting 2 cloves, I roast them for 30 minutes. If you roast the whole garlic bulb it would take about 1 hour. You can always peek at them and touch to see when they are completely tender. let the cloves cool, then squeeze them out of their skins and mash them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 510.5, Fat 23.9, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 80, Sodium 636.9, Carbohydrate 33, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 4, Protein 39.5