Raspberry-Chipotle Turkey Melt Recipe

Recipe: #11153

November 15, 2013

Categories: Sandwiches

recipe by:
Sue Lau

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"Sweet & spicy, this cheesy melt is made easy with a simple raspberry chipotle sauce and the peppery crunch of arugula on crispy grilled King’s Hawaiian bread. This is a quick and simple panini I threw together for the people at King’s Hawaiian Bread for their "Ultimate King's Hawaiian Sandwich Challenge". It won. You can use any bread you like, but the delicate sweetness of their Hawaiian bread pairs perfectly with the spicy-sweet of the raspberry chipotle sauce."

Original is 2 servings

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Ingredients

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4 slices bread (half inch slices King’s Original Hawaiian Sweet Round Bread)
8 ounces turkey breast, sliced (Deli-sliced Smoked Turkey Breast)
4 ounces Havarti Cheese slices (Thinly Sliced)
6 slices Bacon, cooked crisp

1 cup Baby Arugula Leaves
1/4 cup Raspberry Jam, melted (seedless)
1 Chipotle Pepper, canned (smoked jalapeno in adobo sauce, finely chopped
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (356.4 g)
Calories 579.9
Total Fat - 19.5 g
Saturated Fat - 9.4 g
Cholesterol - 122.8 mg
Sodium - 2665 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 34.9 g
Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
Sugars - 10.6 g
Protein - 64.8 g
Calcium - 731.8 mg
Iron - 3.8 mg
Vitamin C - 30.8 mg
Thiamin - 1.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

To prepare raspberry chipotle sauce, stir together melted raspberry jam with finely chopped chipotle pepper and vinegar; set aside.

Step 2

Layer turkey, cheese, bacon, and arugula inside two bread slices, placing raspberry chipotle sauce and arugula in the middle of the ingredients.

Step 3

Grill on a non-stick griddle or panini pan until golden and crispy on both sides.

Tips & Variations

NOTE:
Melt jam in a small saucepan on low heat, or use the microwave, stirring often.
You may opt to puree the chipotle in the sauce in your food processor if you wish to minimize handling the pepper.