Name: Grilled Ham-and-Cheese Sandwiches with Tapenade
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 oz. Spanish green olives -; 1 small garlic clove -; 1 tbsp. minced flat-leaf parsley -; 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice -; Pinch of crushed red pepper -; 1 1/2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil -; 8 slice (1/2-inch-thick) peasant bread from a 1-pound loaf -; 6 oz. sliced young Mahón or other young -; 3 oz. thinly sliced lomo ham or thinly sliced Serrano ham trimmed of all fat -

Ingredients for - Grilled Ham-and-Cheese Sandwiches with Tapenade

1. 2 oz. Spanish green olives

2. 1 small garlic clove

3. 1 tbsp. minced flat-leaf parsley

4. 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

5. Pinch of crushed red pepper

6. 1 1/2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

7. 8 slice (1/2-inch-thick) peasant bread from a 1-pound loaf

8. 6 oz. sliced young Mahón or other young

9. 3 oz. thinly sliced lomo ham or thinly sliced Serrano ham trimmed of all fat

How to cook deliciously - Grilled Ham-and-Cheese Sandwiches with Tapenade

1 . Stage

In a bowl, combine the olives with the garlic, parsley, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and 1 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil.

2 . Stage

Preheat a grill pan or panini press. Arrange the bread slices on a work surface and brush one side of each slice with olive oil. Turn the oiled sides of the bread face down. Spread the olive tapenade on four slices of the bread. Top with the sliced Mahón cheese and lomo ham and close the sandwiches with the remaining slices of bread. Grill the sandwiches over moderate heat, turning once until the bread is lightly toasted and the cheese is melted, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the ham-and-cheese sandwiches to a cutting board, halve and serve at once.