Curried Cheese And Peach Panini

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cottage cheese, low-fat
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon lime zest, grated
• 1 stalk celery, finely diced
• 1 green onion, thinly sliced
• 10 ounces baguette, preferably sourdough, cut into 4 sandwich lengths
• 1/2 cup mango chutney (optional)
• 1 large peach, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 stir together cottage cheese, curry powder, ginger, and lime zest in medium bowl. fold in celery and green onion. set aside.
• 2 split baguette lengths, leaving one side attached. remove some of the soft centers of bread to make room for filling. spread 2 tbs chutney, if using, on top and bottom of bread. fill each sandwich with 1/2 cup cottage cheese mixture, 4 peach slices, and 2 tbs almonds.
• 3 spray panini with cooking spray. coat skillet or grill pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. place panini in pan; weight with smaller-diameter saucepan weighted with 2 cans. cook 2 minutes. flip, replace weight, and cook 2 minutes more.