FOOD BLOG WEEK: LOVE AND OLIVE OIL'S PROSCIUTTO, PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE PANINI

The Internet is positively boiling over with gorgeous, expertly done food blogs — like Love and Olive Oil. Put together by a cooking couple from Nashville, it includes a lot of very good ideas, including this sandwich.

INGREDIENTS

4 slices country style bread, sliced

3 oz. prosciutto

1 ripe pear, thinly sliced

4 oz. goat cheese, room temperature (or Gorgonzola if you like)

2 teaspoons olive oil

DIRECTIONS

Prepare panini maker or grill pan.

To assemble sandwiches, spread a thin layer of goat cheese on bread slices. Top with single layer of prosciutto, followed by a layer of pear. Top with another slice of bread. Lightly brush top with olive oil.

Place oil side down on panini press and brush other side with olive oil. Close the lid and cook according until indicator light says it's done. Alternatively, if you do not have a panini press, you can use a grill pan and place a weighted object on top of the sandwich (like a brick wrapped in foil). Flip sandwiches mid-way and grill on other side. Sandwiches are done when bread is crisp with golden grill lines, and cheese is warm and melted.

Slice in half and enjoy! Makes two servings.