Nothing says comfort food to me like a grilled cheese sandwich does, but I’m a big girl now, and I love grown-up grilled cheese sandwiches with fabulous breads.
Like this Manchego Grilled Cheese Panini with Fig and Prosciutto. It’s ah-mazing, and the bread I used was everything.
This post is sponsored by Pepperidge Farm in conjunction with Blog Meets Brand and I have been compensated for my participation. All opinions are my own.
Do yourself a favor and choose the right bread. It matters. I went with the new Pepperidge Farm Harvest Blends® Seeded Grain, and it was absolutely perfect. There are three varieties of Harvest Blends bread (Seeded, Sprouted, and Ancient Grain),
There are also three must-haves to fabulous bread:
~Great, fresh-baked taste ✔
~Soft texture ✔
~Hearty and filling ✔
Not only do the new Harvest Blends meet these three requirements, but they stand up to a panini press. Not all breads are panini worthy, believe me. The white bread sandwiches of my childhood would never have passed the panini test. Well done, Harvest Blends. You pass the test! 👍 💯
Soooo, to make the Manchego grilled cheese panini with fig and prosciutto, you’ll need Harvest Blends Seeded Grain bread, fig preserves, baby spinach, prosciutto and Manchego cheese. If you can’t find Manchego cheese, you can substitute a very sharp white English cheddar.
The sharp flavor of the cheese is the perfect counterpoint to the sweetness in the fig preserves. The ingredients all work together to tickle the palate with a balanced flavor profile, so if you’ve never tried this combination of ingredients in a sandwich before, you may be surprised by how much you like it!
There are only five ingredients in this panini, so you’ll have it ready for the panini press (here’s the one I use) in no time.
This sammy is ready for the panini press!
If you don’t have a panini press, you can use a cast-iron fry pan to press it or you can just make it traditional grilled cheese sandwich-style. I like paninis because I don’t have to use any butter on the bread, but I still get those appetizing grill marks on the sandwich.
Manchego Grilled Cheese Panini with Fig and Prosciutto
- 2 slices Pepperidge Farm Harvest Blends® Seeded Grain bread
- 2 slices prosciutto
- 1 tablespoon fig preserves
- 4 baby spinach leaves, washed and dried
- 3-4 thin slices Manchego cheese (or enough to cover the sandwich)
- On one slice of bread, layer prosciutto, Manchego cheese, fig preserves and spinach. Cover with remaining piece of bread.
- Preheat panini press according to manufacturer directions. Place sandwich on panini press, close lid and heat for 4 minutes. Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
This does look fabulous. That’s my favorite kind of bread! My whole family likes it.
Well this is a combination I would not think of but it sounds amazing!! I love figs so much so I will need to try this out! Great recipe! X
I love Panni sandwiches. We have one of those makers and make them all the time. This sandwich looks great!
I am a sucker for pretty much any dish that’s got cheese. But this one is really giving me the feels. Keep it up 🙂
All my favourite ingredients – manchego, prosciutto and fig! Even how I don’t eat bread, I can do that combo!
Looks delicious! And easy to make, my favorite type of recipe
I love that you’ve used fig. This does sound really good to me, and hurrah for bread that stands up well to a panini machine!
Grilled sandwiches are so good and this one is no exception! Love the pictures too 🙂
Thus looks and sounds delicious! I am a huge cheese fan.
This looks delicious! We add spinach to our sandwiches as well. I find that it gives sandwiches a better taste.
Yumm… That combinations looks so good! I can’t wait to try it at home.
I loved grilled sandwich in any form and the combination looks absolutely amazing for sure. We love Panini so much and this could be a wonderful recipe that everyone would love at home!
I would never have thought to try that combination but it does look delicious!
A grown up cheese toastie sounds ah-maz-ing!!
What a hearty and delicious sandwich, it looks really tasty.
This looks yummy! My pregnant body wants this!
This just looks like an amazing Grilled Cheese Sandwich! I love everything in it… I wish I can pull it out of my screen.
Nothing makes me more excited than a fancy grilled cheese! 🙂 And good bread really takes a sandwich to the next level doesn’t it?
My husband and I love Panini and we used the same brand of bread too. This recipe is so perfect for easy and healthy made lunches.
My husband would love this. I miss eating grilled cheese sandwiches, I’m not allowed them due to health reasons *sulks*
I’m all about Grilled cheese comfort food and I absolutely love your grown up very gourmet version! can’t wait to recreate this recipe!
That looks like my kind of sandwich. I don’t eat sandwich very often but I love the look of this!
We love eating Panini at home this is a great idea. I can’t wait to try it at home.
Oh, this makes us hungry. What a lovely dish, we will try it soon!
That sounds like a really interesting toastie idea, I love proscuitto but would never add fig.
i never would have thought of that combination! looks delish and i love figs too
This looks like the perfect lunchtime treat. Yum!
This looks so delicious. I love panini for breakfast. I will surely try this soon!
Wow, this looks lovely. Love this recipe, perfect for our coffee and tea time.
omg! This grilled cheese panini looks amazing! It sounds absolutely fabulous!
I love that you put jam on your panini! I love doing that but the fig jam is a wonderful idea. These look delish!
This looks good and easy enough for me to make for a quick dinner one day. Thanks for sharing!
Minus the meat and I’d be good! 🙂
I’ve never tried anything like this. It sounds so fun!
I’ve not outgrown my childhood favorites, like grilled cheese. This version sounds worth growing up for!
I am the same way. Whenever I made grilled cheese I specifically buy amazing bread, it is the grown up inside. 🙂
Your grilled cheese looks awesome! I love all the new breads that have been coming out lately. I will have to try this one next! Yummy!
This looks delicious! I love how you transform a grilled cheese!
I would LOVE this. I want to try this! Printing out this recipe 😉
I love panini’s, and always looking for a new way to make them. This bread looks delicious and I never thought to use spinach for a healthier twist! This looks amazing!
This sounds pretty good. My husband and I have never tried fig before but we are looking for new things to try.
The little guy asks for grilled cheese sandwiches pretty often. This will be my go to when he asks for his basic cheese and bread combo.
Hmmm I have never had this before.. sounds good!
Oh this looks so good! I can not wait to try making this!
oh wow, you took grilled cheese to a whole new level! Absolutely awesome – I am going to try that out right away, thank you!
You had me at Figs preserve. I love figs in almost every form. Paninis make such a good lunch option.
Oh my!, your photos made my mouth water, this looks delicious!, I have to try fig in my sandwiches because it sounds like a delicious combo
I have never tried this ingredients together. I love it and the ingredients are easy to find which is a great bonus 🙂
That just looks absolutely delicious! It’s funny how well fig and cheese go together!
I love how this is basically an adult grilled cheese sandwich! A great way to use figs!
I’ve never tried fig on my sandwich before. It actually sounds fantastic!
Oh my gosh this sounds delicious! I would never have thought to put cheese with fig!
These flavor combinations sound amazing! When I was growing up my Mom only bought Pepperidge Farm breads. It brings back so many memories.
This sounds like something I would love, I’ve got to try it x
This looks absolutely delicious. Cheese is my down fall, and grilled cheese just reminds me of home. The added fig and prosciutto really step up this classic.
This sounds so good!! I love a good grilled cheese sandwich, especially with the cooler weather we have been having.
Oh god this looks amazing, I want it now!
This sure beats boring old grilled cheese! Fantastic flavor pairing!!!
This Manchego Grilled Cheese Panini with Fig and Prosciutto looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to try this recipe for lunch this week. My family is going to love it.
You definitely have my mouth watering with this sandwich. It looks amazing!
Panini with Fig. I never would have came up with this. Awesome recipe, will give it a try
This looks so delicious! I really need to invest in a panini maker for sure now.
Oh this looks delicious. It’s a grown up grilled cheese sandwich. Love it
Yum this look delicious. I love grilled cheese panni. xx
Ive never tried fig and prosciutto before but looks delcious
This looks really good and it’s also very healthy for the kids! I like that you chose harvest fresh, it’s a really good brand of bread. This is pretty easy to make! I’d love to make these as an after school snack or for lunch!
Charlotte, you got me cranked up, but yes this is truly a food porn classic, this looks so DELSIH to me i wish they were made only for me.
I love figs and prosciutto but never tried them together. But it sounds like a great flavor combination! I can’t wait to try it!
Absolutely looks yummy! and it makes me hungry now. Love the perfect combination
This is so yummy and looks a great combination. I love these so much
What an interesting combination. I’d love to try it. Thanks for posting!
Can you believe that I have never had a fig before? I think this grilled cheese panini recipe would be the perfect way to remedy that!
Oh my goodness just perfect combination between sweet and salty. Love figs and prosciutto and best when served on a nice nutty bread. Please send me some =)
I’ve actually got a bag of figs and I know my husband would love this.
This looks SO amazing! I’ve been looking for some new and yummy lunch recipes to try. This is on the top of my list now! I can’t wait to try it.
This looks amazing! I love grilled cheese and trying different versions of it. I’ll be trying this one for sure!! I love prosciutto – such an amazing italian meat! Haha
I make grilled cheese at least once a week but it gets pretty boring. This sandwich sound delicious, I have to give it a try.
The combination of flavors in this panini are incredible! I love the use of fig!
You’re absolutely right, it’s important to make sure that you choose the right bread. One that is not only tasty but healthy as well. Awesome choice with the harvest blends. The sandwich is really is to make, my kids will like this one too, without a doubt!
I love figs with cheese – and this grown up grilled cheese sandwich is calling me!
Well, I know what I’m having for lunch tomorrow now! I love grilled cheese, and this takes it to a whole different sophisticated level!
What a great combination of flavors. I love Manchego cheese. Such great taste. I must admit, I have never tried fig (there than a Fig Newton), but I think I would like the combination
What an amazing combination of flavors! I love figs and cheese together.
You have all of my favorite tastes here! I can’t wait to try that out myself!
Oh my! That looks fantastic! Will have to save this post for later!
I love the different Pepperidge Farm breads. They are always so tasty. We have a fig tree down the street from us that is free for anyone to pick the fruits from. I will have to get me a few and try this out. It looks delicious.
Oh my gosh- this is the perfect combination!! Mouth-watering photos xx
Omg that looks so delicious!! I want that for my dinner to night.
These sound and look amazing!! I can’t seem to find any figs here… grrr.. Need to find them
i am coming over for a visit. You have like the best food in the whole place.
A grilled cheese sandwich will always be a comfort food favorite for me. I really like the idea of creating adult versions, and this manchego and fig combination sounds divine.
This looks like a fantastic combination. It looks like something I’d enjoy–I do love grilled cheese, that’s for sure.
I’ve never tried fig and prosciutto together, but sounds like a delicious combination! 🙂
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Oh goodness!!! That looks so delicious! I love simple and delicious recipes! Thanks for sharing!
It looks delicious and easy to make! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us!
That sounds amazing the combo of flavours you have used works really well together.
Recipe sounds delicious, easy to make, fast and whats not to like. Thanks for sharing with me 🙂
Grilled cheese with prosciutto? oh yes! 2 of my favorites. Love Harvest Blend breads.
That sounds delicious! It sounds like a great twist on a classic sandwich.
I’ve never tried figs before, but this looks absolutely delicious xx
I absolute love seeded breads as they have so much taste, and grilled cheese sandwiches are the best x
Mmm this looks so yummy! And that bread looks delicious!
Thank you for sharing!
Oh my goodness how amazingly delicious do these sound! I totally need to give them a whirl yum! x
I love grilled cheese, but, never would have thought to put fig in it. What does that even taste like??? And I’ve never tried manchego cheese. Another thing I need to had to my taste buds :). Thanks for sharing!
Picking the right bread is so important. Some just don’t brown right, some soak up the juicy and make a mess.
WOW! This looks and sounds incredible. I can’t eat any cold sandwiches right now due to pregnancy so this sounds like the perfect choice for me!
Okay, so I’m now hungry after seeing this post despite eating 19 minutes ago. This looks absolutely yummy. Great ingredients.
I agree with Charlotte! I am sitting here about to go get a CT scan and I can’t eat until after it’s over and I just want to lick my computer screen! Luckily, I recently sanitized it! This looks delicious.
This sandwich sounds so yummy. Those lines on the bread make it taste even better.
I really love more adult versions of grilled cheese. You can’t go wrong here! And the photos are wonderful. I’ve never tried figs in my grilled cheese!
Ooh this just made my mouth water, it looks so yummy! 🙂
Dani x
Yum! I am always in need of some lunch ideas for me and this is a great one, thanks!
I love cheese paninis and yours look delicious i shall have to make my own gluten free version!
I love a good variation of grilled cheese. The bread is so important! I’m a huge fan of nice seeded breads for the added texture. This sounds fabulous.
This looks so delicious! Thanks for the meal idea for tomorrow’s lunch.
Ok…I am sold! Grilled cheese sandwiches are my favorite every since childhood. This Panini sandwich will definitely be added to my recipe file.
This is definitely a grown up grilled cheese sandwich. It sounds and looks divine! x
This looks so delicious and grown-up!
This sounds so good! So full of flavor I love all the flavor combinations here!
This sandwich looks so healthy and delicious! I have never used fig in a panini, but I am going to make this healthy sandwich!
I’ve been a fan of Pepperidge Farm for many years. They always delivery quality products. I haven’t tried this particular food combo, but it does look really good.
What a great sarnie filling and as usual the photography is on point. Love grilled cheese!
I love grilled cheese!! This sounds so good, what a great sandwich for lunch!
Love the fig and prosciutto combo! And that bread looks so delicious and hearty! Can’t wait to give this unique spin on the grilled cheese a try!
That is WAY fancier than what I make as a grilled cheese! I know a hubby that would love this! I will be making this for him!
What a tasty sandwich idea. My kids definitely need a hearty, wholesome bread for their school lunch sandwiches so they can keep their focus on learning throughout the day.
This looks like it’d be a really tasty lunch! I will have to give this a try, soon!
I am a huge cheese lover! It looks delicious. I am hungary now. lol…
Oh gosh, that sounds amazing. I can almost taste that smokey prosciutto with the sweetness of the fig. Om nom nom.
Grilled cheese is a fave of mine and your panini is definitely all grown up. I’ve got to try this as soon as possible. And you’re right, the right kind of bread is so important. You hit a home run with this one.
The sandwich looks good, but I’d leave off the figs and spinach. My tastes are simple, so just give me a more common cheese like cheddar or pepper jack and forget the prosciutto and substitute good ham.
This sounds delicious, I love a panini and always looking for different fillings, I have never found a substantial bread loaf though so great to see you have found one that does the job x
That sounds so yummy. I’m always a big fan of sweet and savory rolled up into one delicious dish. I can’t wait to give this a try. It seems really easy to make.
Oh wow! That looks so good! I love the use of the substantial bread to give it that nice “chew”.
This is the excuse I need to get my panini press out of the box. Looks delicious!
I’m with you on the bread front – a good sandwich is all about the bread! I would never have thought to use this combination but it sounds delicious – thanks for sharing! x
This looks and sounds just absolutely incredible, yum! x
This looks like a delicious combination of flavors! I’m looking for new lunch ideas during the week and this is perfect. Thanks for the idea!
I love my panini press and use it for so many things, even quesidillas. This looks wonderful, sweetness of the fig, with saltiness of the prociutto. Great combination.
Yes. Yes. YES. We got a panini maker for our wedding and I still haven’t put it to use. This will be the first sandwich I make with it!
Looks like a very hearty sandwich, sometimes I love a thick bread because it’s filling and looks great with so much stuffed inside. Who doesn’t enjoy grilled cheese sandwich from time to time!
This definitely sounds like something I would really enjoy–I do love a grilled cheese sandwich. I don’t have a panini press and thank you for letting me know I can make it in a pan just as easily (even though I will have to use a bit of butter).
This looks delicious! I am such a cheese and fig fan that the combination sounds like a really good one.
These photos are making my mouth water. I would love to try this but I don’t think I would be able to share any of it with my husband since it looks so good.
this is my absolute definition of food porn 😂 I’ve actually never tried figs though but the bread looks so delicious, I switched to seeded breads a while ago, they have so much more flavour! Xx