blueberry mozzarella panini

Oh, hi.

Remember me? The blueberry balsamic sauce from this salad?

blueberry balsamic sauce

Well I’m back!

Hooray! I was just too yummy to only be featured once.

blueberry mozzarella panini

OK, I am going to stop speaking as the sauce now before things get too weird.

Basically, I had leftover sauce from the blueberry burrata salad and it was only natural to pursue something amazing to do with it. If only to force myself not to eat it all off a spoon, because I really wanted to do that.

And so this panini came to be. It wasn’t exactly a leap from the salad, with mozzarella and basil, but this has the added benefit of carbs.

Its so simple. Mozzarella, blueberry sauce and basil. A little cream cheese on the inside of the panini gives it extra creaminess and a brush of olive oil on the outside makes it crispy.

Sometimes fruit and cheese combos can be so unexpectedly good. This is sweet, tangy, creamy and stringy, all at once.

blueberry mozzarella panini

I won’t lie, I felt pretty darn good pulling this leftover blueberry sauce out and making these for a weekend lunch. Like, how domestic goddess is this? “Well, it’s Saturday and it’s been a long week in the office and I just need to make something simple but oh look, we’ve got some leftover blueberry balsamic sauce and some fresh mozzarella and some fresh panini, I guess I’ll just whip up this gourmet-like panini for lunch, I HOPE THAT’S OK.”

blueberry mozzarella panini

But whether you’re going to schedule this in, or you’re at a loose end with some leftover blueberry sauce (such a common problem right?), I hope this will hit the spot and bring some unexpected yumminess to your weekend lunch too.

blueberry mozzarella panini

Blueberry Mozzarella Panini

5 from 3 ratings

Ingredients

  • 1 panini
  • ½ a ball of fresh mozzarella, sliced
  • A little cream cheese, or butter
  • 2-3 Tbsp blueberry balsamic sauce, link is in the notes
  • A handful of fresh basil leaves

Instructions 

  • Spread your cream cheese on the panini.
  • Cover with slices of mozzarella.
  • Spoon blueberry balsamic sauce on top.
  • Arrange basil leaves over the sauce.
  • Brush a little oil on the outside of the panini.
  • Grill in your panini maker, or on a frying pan, until the mozzarella is melted.
  • The blueberry sauce will be scorching hot so leave it for a few moments before slicing into it and taking a bite!

Notes

The blueberry balsamic sauce is from this salad