This is one of the very first recipes I shared on OurBestBites.com back in 2008! I had gone out to lunch with my husband and grandma at a cafe in Utah where I ordered a similar sandwich and wanted to try making it at home. Mine is flavor-packed with my favorite sandwich spread and layered with cheese, smoked turkey, fresh tomato and tangy artichokes. It’s great on its own, or paired with your favorite soup!
Ingredients Needed
- Sturdy rustic sourdough bread – something from the bakery section is usually great. You want something soft and chewy, but sturdy enough to hold up to grilling. It doesn’t have to be sourdough, though that’s my favorite!
- Mayo or my Garlic Herb Sandwich Spread – obviously I prefer the flavor from my punched up sandwich spread, but regular mayo would work in a pinch.
- Good quality smoked or oven roasted sliced turkey
- Tomato
- Marinated artichoke hearts
- Mild white cheese – like havarti or swiss
How to make a grilled turkey and artichoke sandwich
- Spread both sliced of bread with mayo or sandwich spread.
- Layer slices of cheese on each half.
- Add turkey, artichokes and tomatoes to one slice and crack some black pepper on top.
- Place halves together and grill in a buttered skillet or panini press until golden brown.
Smoked Turkey and Artichoke Panini
An awesome grilled sandwich bursting with flavor from garlic-herb spread and tangy artichoke.
Servings
Ingredients
- 2 slices rustic sourdough bread
- 3 tabelspoons mayonnaise or garlic herb sandwich spread or however much you need for your bread!
- 4 slices mild white cheese havarti, swiss or provolone
- 1 tomato sliced
- black pepper
- marinated artichoke hearts
- butter or olive oil for toasting
Instructions
- Spread each slice of bread with desired amount of mayo or sandwich spread.
- Top both slices with cheese
- Add turkey, layer tomatoes and sprinkle with pepper. Add artichokes and then close sandwich.
- Heat a panini press or a skillet to medium-low heat. You can drizzle the outside of your sandwich with olive oil, or spread butter, or if using a skillet, you can generously butter your skillet. Toast each side of sandwich until golden brown and cheese is melted.
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Questions & Reviews
How do I make the garlic herb mayo? Clicked on it but no page found.
Want to make this.
I believe you are looking for this recipe: https://ourbestbites.com/2008/08/garlic-herb-sandwich-spread/ 🙂 Good luck!
Wow! I just made this for dinner and it was amazing! My husband and I went to an Italian Restaurant where I ordered a panini similar to this and it wasn’t good at all. This definitely will be in my recipe index for quick, easy, and excellent!
Thank you! thank you! They took that sandwhich off the menu and I have been craving it ever since.
Ok so I made a knock off version of this sammie cuz when I went to make it I realized that I didn’t have anymore turkey or artichokes..ugh…but I already made the “magic mayo” before I realized this…so we had a tomato fresh out of our garden, peppericinni, magic mayo, grilled cheese sammies 😉 and let me just say that I know it was amazing because of the mayo!
Couldn’t of done it w/ o you ladies and your delicious ideas! Keep them coming!
Definitely the best sandwhich I’ve ever made at home! Made it for dinner, and then lunch the next day. Yum!
These are the most fabulous paninis EVER!! Loving your site!
Holy Crap!!! Need I say more? I just made this for dinner and it was a hit…everyone LOVED it! Thanks!
Hi! This looks awesome! Just wanted to tell you the click here for panini how-to without a panini machine isn’t working and I couldn’t find it by searching.
Thanks!!
Meggan- I just took out the link because that post is actually not here any more! Sorry for the confusion!
oh wow! Those sandwhiches were amazing! My husband loved them. We paired it with the Creamy Tomato soup which was also amazing and the combination was perfect. We have tried several recipes from your blog now and every single one has been awesome! My husband trusts any recipe that comes off your site! : )
Holy Cow…that was such a good sandwich!
I love your blog!
I'm so glad I found your blog – i'm definitely making this sandwich and many more of your recipes!! 🙂
I just made this the other day and it was sooooo good! We don’t have a panini press, so I used our George Foreman and it worked perfectly. YUM!
I LOVE that sandwich from Paradise Bakery and will definitely have to try this one. Panini sandwiches are always soooo good–the melted cheese, the warm turkey, the crispy bread–all so good. I use a George Foreman, works great, although it’s a small one and I can only do one sandwich at a time.
I order this sandwich everytime I went to SLC to visit Jason. He lived right next to one, which was VERY convenient for our visits! By the way Sara…I hear you “know” Carly Bingham??? Jason and I grew up with her hubby Casey in SoCal. Small world!
I do not have one,but I found my George Foreman to be absolutely FABULOUS for me. It panini-fys sandwiches beautifully.
We tried your recipe tonight with sun-dried tomato turkey and Havarti and it was delish! I also used a Foreman grill and it worked great. Thanks for the great dinner idea!!
Oh Sara bless you!! I have been wanting to make something with artichokes, (just one of my many pregnancy cravings 🙂 I can’t wait to try it!!
kendall, you can totally use a Foreman grill!
Panini Kathy- I’m so going to check out your blog right now!
Becca- you are seriously crazy. Popcorn on the panini grill?? That’s like the time we tried to make cotton candy with a hair dryer. hahaha
i used to work at an itallian eatery where i made paninis. they are fun to make..and easy once u have the equipment for it. u could just use a george forman grill???
I most definitely have a panini grill!! 🙂
This sandwich looks so nice and flavorful, esp with the artichokes and garlic-herb mayo. Yummy!
You destroyed the paradise bakery panini…yours were way better! Nice work…
Mmmm this looks deliscious! I didn’t know you weren’t an artichoke fan. I love them. I always put them in pasta dishes and have even pureed them into the creamy garlic sauce along with some sun dried tomatoes. And of course, who can forget artichoke dip? Mmmmm… I’m getting hungry!
I also love paninis. I used my panini press yesterday for grilled cheese- simple but deliscious. I even got the bright idea (ok so i was super bored…) to throw some kernels of popcorn on there, just for curiosity’s sake. On the grill, that is, not the sandwich. Sure enough, they pop in little panini grill shaped pieces! Haha… they didn’t taste too good, though, all hard and crunchy 🙁
I have a panini press, I think it’s the cuisinart one, and I love it! Grilled, pressed, panini sandwiches are so good. There is not much that’s better than a hot, crunchy, tasty sandwich, and your smoked turkey and artichoke panini looks fantastic!
Ahh! I don’t have a Panini press, but I have a weighted grill!
I have a panini grill, I picked it up at Sams club last year when they had their “christmas” merchandise. I hasn’t had nearly enough use though, but I”m tempted to pull it out today! Thanks for the recipe. I think I’ll try it.
I am up way to late and now you have made me very hungry! Nice job! And no I don’t have a panini grill, want one though.