Smoked Turkey, Horseradish Cheddar And Cherry Panini With Red Wine Rosemary Mayonnaise

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total time: 35 minutes

Servings: 1 sandwich

Ingredients For Sandwich

-1 tablespoon butter

-1 Portuguese roll

-6 to 8 cherries, cheeks cut off (or frozen cherries, sliced in half, no need to thaw)

-1 slice horseradish cheese

-2 slices smoked turkey

-fresh basil leaves, enough to cover cheese ( I used cinnamon basil but sweet would also work)

Ingredients For Red Wine Rosemary Mayonnaise

-2 tablespoons mayonnaise

-1/2 tablespoon dry red wine (bourbon barrel red blend or a Pinot Noir)

-1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced

Directions For Sandwich

1. Heat butter in skillet over medium heat. I like iron frying pans because the bread gets crunchier.

2. To keep the cherries from slipping out of the edges of the sandwich when you're pressing on the panini dig out little holes from the top of the bread and place a cherry cheek in each one.

3. Layer on the cheese against the bread and then the turkey and basil leaves. 4. Place the sandwich in the pan and press down as it cooks to seal everything together. When it browns on the first side, after about 10 minutes, flip it over and brown the other and cook until the cheese melts, another 5 to 10 minutes.

5. While the sandwich is cooking whisk together the mayo and wine.

6. Then stir in the rosemary.

7. Spoon into a small bowl.

8. Slice the sandwich in half and serve with the mayo as a dipping sauce.