Caponata Panini

Servings: 4

This recipe comes straight from one of my all time favorite food network chef, Giada DiLaurentiis! I saw her make this delicious panini a few weeks ago on the her Giada at Home show;  the episode where she was getting  a meal ready for a fancy picnic in the park,  now I didn’t have a picnic to go to BUT I was ready to eat! Needless to say it was delicious and I only made a FEW changes!

Ingredients:

Panini

• 4 sourdough demi-baguettes or rolls, halved lengthwise
• 4 slices provolone chesse
• 4 slicese ham
• 1 1/3 cups caponata, recipe follows:

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* * Now that summers is right around the corner treat your family to this lean hamburger meal, try it on the BBQ or indoor grill!! * *

LEAN HAMBURGER MEAL

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

2lbs. quality ground beef

2 eggs

1/2 onion

1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese

3 tbsp. minced garlic

2 tbsp. worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp. smoke paprika

salt + pepper

5 italian squash aka zucchini

3 tbsp. italian season

4 tbsp.  good olive oil

salt + pepper

8  small white rose potatoes -or-4 large yukon gold potatoes

3 boiled eggs

5 celery stalks

2 whole kosher dill pickles

3 large shallots -or- 1/3 purple onion

1/4 cup mayonaise

1/3 sour cream

3 tbsp. dijon mustard

3 tbsp. yellow mustard

3 tbsp. bon appetit seasoning

salt + pepper

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