Fennel & Fontina Cheese Sandwich

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 small fennel bulbs, julienned, keep the fronds for garnish
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron thread
• 4 slices fontina
• 8 slices whole wheat bread, remove crusts if desired

Recipe

• 1 prepare vegetables.
• 2 in a frypan over low heat, warm the olive oil.
• 3 add the onion and fennel, saute for 5 minutes.
• 4 add 2 tablespoons of water, cover, and cook for another 10 minutes, or until the fennel and onions are tender.
• 5 season with salt and pepper and stir in the saffron.
• 6 cook until the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. set aside.
• 7 to assemble the sandwich.
• 8 top the 4 slices of bread with the sliced fontina.
• 9 spoon the vegetable mixture over the cheese, top with remaining bread slices.
• 10 cut each sandwich diagonally, arrange on serving plate and garnish with fennel fronds.