Food: Fried Egg & Avocado Panini



Hello MBG friends! It's Heather from The Lovely Cupboard, and I'm bringing you one of my favorite panini recipes today! This is vegetarian approved, but the carnivores won't miss the meat at all. Promise. You start with sourdough bread, herbed mayo, and avocado. Add tomato, fresh sprouts, some Havarti cheese, and top it off with a fried egg. Oh, man. I can barely write about it without getting hungry. 


Here are the ingredients in picture form:



1. Start by prepping your mayo. Simply dice your favorite fresh herb (I used thyme) and add to the mayo. It's that easy and kicks the "wow factor" on your sandwich up about 50%. That a scientific fact, really.



 
 
2. Spread the mayo on the bread and layer thick slices of Havarti cheese on both sides (white cheddar would be fine too) . Add your avocado and fried egg to one side and tomato slices and sprouts to the other.

 
3. Since a panini is a "hot pressed" sandwich, typically you would use a sandwich press. I don't have one, so I use this little trick to add the pressure needed to make paninis.




4. Grill about 3-4 minutes on each side over medium heat.

 
5. I served with baby dill pickles and black bean chips.



 
My husband is adding a fried egg to almost everything he eats these days...pizza, stir fry, sandwiches, you name it. I think it makes him feel very French. Needless to say this sandwhich was a hit in our home. I'd love to hear your favorite panini recipes!




 
 

-All images & post by Heather Freeman





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36 comments

  1. That looks so delish !!

    xxLily
    goldandgray.com

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  2. Such a great idea - my boyfriend also loves paninis but I don't have a press. I'll use his griddle instead!! :) thanks girls!

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  3. I use the exact same set up to make my paninis at home, too. I did a double take!

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  4. I MUST try this recipe. Here's another egg recipe that I urge you to try (follow me).
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  5. awesome post! can't wait to try. thank u!

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  6. Yummmm! Loving it! xoxo
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  7. YUM!!! I'm saving this recipe and definitely trying this for brunch over the weekend!
    xo,
    nancy @ adore to adorn

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  8. I have a Panini Press I bought from Target a few years ago and any excuse to use it...I'm all in! This sounds delicious!! I will definitely be making this on the weekend!! =)

    Lemanie's Randomness Blog

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  9. Need to pin this - looks amazing!

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  10. Pinning this! Need to re-create manana!

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  11. AAAmazing! Pinning this now!

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  12. Love it! Healthy, filling, simple and chic! It's called a "tartine" in french when served open and I had blog post on them last year...just delicious!

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  13. that looks amazing! i love avocado and am always looking for new/HEALTHY recipes to try it with. this looks fantastic. thanks for the share : )

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  14. this looks amazing! i love avocado and am always looking for new/healthy recipes to try it with. this is fantastic! thanks for the post : )

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  15. This looks oh so yummy! Such a fan of paninis and avocados! Yum! :)

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  16. I just pinned this to my recipes board - it looks amazing!

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  17. Wow - this looks delicious! Love getting new recipes!!

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  18. So wonderful!!! Gorgeous presentation. I love cooking and enjoy coming up with new recipes... I'm a veggie so sometimes it can be a tiny bit of a challenge but for the most part it's pretty easy.

    Thanks for sharing!
    Holly

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  19. This is perfect for me! I'm not a carnivore anyway! Looks so good.

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  20. thanks for the idea, just made it for dinner, totally hit the spot, so yummy!!

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  21. Thanks ladies! Paninis for everyone!!!

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  22. This looks delicious, yum yum yum! I will have to try the meal!! I hope you are having a wonderful week and Happy Wednesday!! Be sure to stop by my blog and take a peak at the redesign.
    Toodles,
    Twirling Clare
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  23. yum! definitely a 'me' kind of sandwich! :)

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  24. This looks delicious! This is one to try for sure.

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  25. Looks delicious! I do think you might have used Rosemary versus Thyme though. :)

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  26. Looks amazing, love just about anything if i includes avocado!


     Emily:Simply Southern

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  27. This sounds so amazing!

    xoxo,

    colormenana.blogspot.com

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  28. This sandwich looks amazing!
    Jen-I have to tell you, I read your blog among others daily and I have to say out of all the blogs, besides that yours is my favorite, whenever I have a question you always answer me and I do really appreciate that. Not too many bloggers personally answer questions like when I want to know where to buy a price of furniture that was used in a design project. You're the best!
    Thank you! Love love loveeee your blog!!

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  29. Umm i love every part of this, panine, fried egg, avocado, you are speaking directly to my heart. I am definitely trying this soon!

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  30. the food look really delicious I will try it at home
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  31. looks good!

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  32. DANIELLE: Thank you, so happy to hear that! :)

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  33. This looks DE-licious! Totally pinned it!

    xx
    Kecia

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