Ingredients

  • 2 cups reduced-fat cottage cheese, drained
  • 1 tsp. curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp. grated lime zest
  • 1 stalk celery, finely diced ( 1/4 cup)
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced (2 Tbs.)
  • 1 10-oz. sourdough baguette, cut into 4 sandwich lengths
  • 1/2 cup mango chutney, optional
  • 1 large peach, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds (8 Tbs.)

Method

  • Stir together cottage cheese, curry powder, ginger, and lime zest in medium bowl.
  • Fold in celery and green onion.
  • Set aside.
  • Split baguette lengths, leaving one side attached.
  • Remove some of 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.
  • Spray panini tops 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 3 minutes, remove weight, flip panini, replace weight; cook 2 minutes more, or until panini are crisp and
  • filling is hot.
  • (Or cook 4 minutes in panini maker.)