PRESSED PICNIC SANDWICHES

Ingredients

• 1 lârge loâf of ciâbâttâ breâd, sliced lengthwise
• 3-4 tâblespoons fresh pesto
• ¼ lb. sliced sweet sopressâtâ
• 3-4 slices good prosciutto
• 3-4 slices provolone cheese
• 3-4 slices mozzârellâ cheese
• 6-8 bâsil leâves, wâshed ând pâtted dry
• plâstic wrâp, for wrâpping the sândwiches

Instructions

1. Slice the ciâbâttâ breâd lengthwise, so thât there is â top ând â bottom slice. Spreâd 3-4 tâblespoons of fresh pesto over the bottom piece of breâd. I like â lot of pesto, but don't use so much thât the breâd becomes soggy.
2. Top the pesto with the sopressâtâ, then the prosciutto, then the provolone ând mozzârellâ cheese. Top the cheese with your bâsil leâves, then plâce the top of the breâd on the sândwich. Press down on the sândwiches with your hânds, then very tightly wrâp them in plâstic wrâp (seriously - do this âs tight âs you possible cân). Plâce the sândwich in the fridge ând top with lots of heâvy books, â weighted down pot or pân, or whâtever other heâvy objects you cân find. I used 3 very heâvy books, then put â 10 pound hând-weight on top of those, ând let them sit in the fridge overnight - I did mine for â full 24 hours, but even just 3-4 hours, with plenty of weight âpplied, will yield beâutifully pressed sândwiches.
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