A perfect balance of sweet and salty makes this Caramelized Onion Ham and Cheese Panini mouth watering and completely irresistible!
The moment of relief! My son is feeling better after being very sick the entire week. He has begun to play with his toys again. He started pointing to his high chair wanting to eat and is currently on the floor throwing a tantrum. So, now its time to start cleaning up all those tissues that never made it into the trash, take a shower till the water runs cold and reward myself by making my favorite panini!
What to serve with this RIDICULOUSLY DELICIOUS Caramelized Onion Ham and Cheese Panini
While trying to stay warm during Chicago lands artic freeze this winter, I was making soup quite a bit. It naturally got me thinking about panini’s. Caramelized onions….Need I say more! Using my quality gruyere cheese with shredded cheddar gives this panini it’s creamy texture. The ham adds the salty component while the caramelized onions finish this sandwich off with a hint of sweetness. All squeezed together on French bread, lightly buttered.
The best kitchen tool to make this Caramelized Onion Ham and Cheese Panini
If you do not own a panini press I suggest using a grill pan. To achieve those grill marks use a heavy pan or some use a brick wrapped in foil to press down while cooking. This step is crucial in order to melt together all of the ingredients in the panini.
Caramelized Onion Ham and Cheese Panini
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 large yellow onion or two small
- 1 8 ounce package of deli ham about 10 slices
- 8 slices of French bread
Instructions
- Turn on your panini maker to preheat
- Dice onion evenly into square pieces
- Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in small pan on medium low heat
- Add onion and cook until caramelized to light brown color
- Shred the cheddar and gruyere cheese
- Dice the deli ham into small square pieces
- Lightly butter the outsides of the French bread
- Add 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
- Add 1/4 cup of gruyere cheese
- Add 1/4 of deli ham to one sandwich
- Then top with caramelized onions
- I sprinkle extra cheddar cheese at this point just because
- Grill until a golden brown and enjoy
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
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OMG! Delicious! Made these for lunch today when my mom came over and both her and my hubby enjoyed them! I just need to get a good panini maker 🙂
Mom approved! What a compliment! 🙂
Yum!! So good! I just made this today and my hubby and I enjoyed it! 🙂 I’ll definitely make this again!
I am cooking pork tenderloin now for. My Sunday dinner. I hope it tastes ad good ad it smells, :-).
Have a wonderful Sunday dinner! Would love to hear your review after!
Made the pork tenderloin for my granddaughters, ages 12, 10 and 6, last night. They loved it, along with mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and applesauce!
★★★★★
Any substitutes for the gruyere cheese? I live in a small town and I am almost certain that they will not carry this. I just found your blog while searching for a pork loin recipe. You have some fabulous recipes!!
Jill, a similar cheese would be Swiss although I’m not a fan. The gruyere helps aid in making it very creamy so I’m not sure if using Swiss would change the consistency or not. Hope this helps, and check into it, you may be surprised they may carry gruyere! 🙂
This looks soooo good! With all those ingredients, it’s impossible to taste anything but spectacular! Will try it soon. Thanks!