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Grilled Reubens
This American classic can be made on
your Griddler
™
Panini & Sandwich Press.
Makes 2 sandwiches
½ cup sauerkraut
4 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened
4 slices rye or pumpernickel bread
2 tablespoons prepared fat free or
regular Thousand Island or
Russian dressing, divided
3 ounces reduced fat sliced Swiss
or Jarlsberg cheese
4 ounces thinly sliced corned beef
spicy mustard
Rinse the sauerkraut and drain. Press out all
water and place on a triple thickness of paper
towels. Preheat the Cuisinart
®
Griddler
™
Panini &
Sandwich Press while assembling sandwiches.
Brush one side of each slice of bread with
softened butter. Place 2 slices bread on work
surface buttered side down. Spread each slice
with dressing. Layer each with ½ ounce sliced
cheese, 2 ounces corned beef, 3 tablespoons
sauerkraut, and the remaining cheese. Top with
the remaining bread, buttered side up.
Arrange the sandwiches evenly spaced on the
bottom griddle plate. Close Griddler
™
Panini &
Sandwich Press and apply medium pressure
for 10 seconds. Grill/bake until bread is toasty,
filling is warm and cheese is melted, about 4 to
5 minutes. Serve warm with mustard.
Tip: For a change, use cocktail rye bread to
make Grilled Reubens – these are great for a
casual gathering. Cooking time will be reduced
as cocktail rye bread is quite thin.
Nutritional information per serving (one sandwich):
Calories 490 (47% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 27g
• fat 26g • sat. fat 12g • chol. 94mg • sod. 1489mg
• calc. 409mg • fiber 5g
Grilled Tuna Melts
Retro comfort food from the
Griddler
™
Panini & Sandwich Press.
Makes 2 sandwiches
6 ounces white tuna, drained well
¼ cup finely chopped celery
¼ cup finely chopped green or
red bell pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
¼ cup lowfat mayonnaise
4 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened
4 slices white, whole wheat, rye,
or pumpernickel bread
3 ounces sliced lowfat Swiss
or Cheddar cheese
Place tuna in a medium bowl. Break up clumps
with a fork. Add celery, bell pepper, onion,
and mayonnaise. Stir to combine. Preheat the
Cuisinart
®
Griddler
™
Panini & Sandwich Press
while assembling sandwiches.
Spread one teaspoon butter on one side of each
piece of bread. Lay 2 slices of bread buttered
side down. Divide tuna mixture evenly between
the two slices of bread and spread evenly. Top
each with half the cheese, then the two remain
-
ing slices of bread, buttered side up.
Arrange the sandwiches evenly spaced on
the bottom grill plate of the Griddler
™
Panini &
Sandwich Press. Close and apply light pres
-
sure. Cook sandwiches until golden and toasty,
filling is warm and cheese in melted, about 3 to
4 minutes.
Nutritional information per serving (one sandwich):
Calories 625 (46% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 45g
• fat 32g • sat. fat • chol. 83mg • sod. 955mg
• calc. 574mg • fiber 5g