Peach Panini Sandwich
by Katie Webster
July 5, 2013 (updated 5/2/23) Jump To Recipe
In this Peach Panini Sandwich tangy creamy goat cheese pairs with sweet, juicy peaches. This is a go-to summer panini recipe to make when you find ripe peaches at your local market.
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Why We Love This Recipe For Peach Panini Sandwich
You have likely had a savory panini, like our Italian Vegetable Panini Sandwich. But have you ever tried a panini with fruit? When fresh peaches are in season, make sure you treat yourself to this delicious juicy peach sandwich!
This peach sandwich takes just 15 minutes to prepare so it’s a great gourmet sandwich option for lunch or for dinner on a busy night. A drizzle of agave or honey at the end makes all the flavors pop.
Recipe Highlights
- Takes 15 minutes to make
- Vegetarian
- Only calls for 7 ingredients, including salt
- A delicious and unique way to showcase summer peaches
Key Ingredients For This Peach Sandwich
- Goat Cheese: Use fresh plain goat cheese without herbs. I love the one from Vermont Creamery.
- Plain Non-Fat Yogurt: Reduced or whole-fat yogurt is also fine here.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Kosher Salt
- Honey Whole-Wheat Bread: I like this bread for this panini because it is soft and slightly sweet. Here’s our recipe for honey wheat bread if you want to make yours from scratch. Or you can make it with bakery bread. Obviously, other bread would work—you could use a sourdough, a white sandwich bread or even gluten-free bread.
- Peach: Look for ripe peaches. If you can’t find them, nectarines are a good substitute.
- Raw Agave or Honey
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Preheat panini press
Preheat the panini press to medium-high.
Step 2: Make goat cheese mixture
While the panini press preheats, mash together the goat cheese, yogurt, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a medium bowl to make a smooth spreadable mixture. Lay the bread out on a work surface. Spread the goat cheese mixture over four slices of bread, then place a single layer of peach slices on two of them. Place the remaining two slices on top to form two sandwiches.
Step 3: Cook peach panini sandwich
Lightly coat the panini press with cooking spray (or brush with a tiny bit of melted butter or oil.) Add sandwiches and cook until the sandwiches are toasted and hot all the way through, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board.
Step 4: Serve peach and goat cheese panini
Carefully cut the peach panini in half, and serve with agave or honey.
FAQs and Expert Tips for this Peach and Goat Cheese Panini
These sandwiches are best eaten immediately. However you could make them up to 3 hours ahead, wrap them in a layer of tin foil or parchment paper and store in the fridge until ready to eat.
Don’t worry, if you don’t have a panini press, check out this post from the Kitchn about how to make a panini without a press.
You can try swapping out goat cheese for cream cheese. You could also make a cheddar and peach panini instead, and completely omit the yogurt-goat cheese mixture. You could use an herbed goat cheese and omit the pumpkin pie spice. You could also try this idea with plums, apricots, cherries or even blackberries.
More Delicious Vegetarian Sandwiches to Try
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- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 panini 1x
Description
In this Peach Panini Sandwich tangy creamy goat cheese pairs with sweet, juicy peaches. This is a go-to summer panini recipe to make when you find ripe peaches at your local market.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces fresh goat cheese
- ¼ cup plain non-fat yogurt
- 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- pinch salt
- 4 large slices honey whole-wheat bread
- 1 peach, pitted and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon raw agave or honey
Instructions
- Preheat panini press to medium-high.
- Meanwhile, mash goat cheese, yogurt, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a medium bowl to make smooth spreadable consistency. Lay bread out on work surface. Make two sandwiches by spreading goat cheese over the four slices of bread, and top with a single layer of peach slices. Put tops on sandwiches.
- Lightly coat panini press with cooking spray (or brush with a tiny bit of melted butter or oil.) Add sandwiches and cook until the sandwiches are toasted and hot all the way through, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board.
- Carefully cut panini in half, and serve with agave or honey.
Notes
Cooking Tip: These sandwiches are best eaten immediately, and I wouldn’t recommend making them more than a few hours before eating. If you’re looking to pack them as a lunch, wrap them in a layer of tin foil or parchment paper and store in the fridge until ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cuisine: American
Katie Webster
Katie Webster studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first started working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications among others. Her cookbook, Maple {Quirk Books} was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.
OK this loooks really nice. I have never tried goat cheese before but this has to change 😉
Love the cute kids (goats and human kids). I love the combo of peaches and goat cheese!
Thanks so much Amy. I am so glad you came by.
Okay, I might have just swooned and I need to make this on my low carb panini bread! Too bad I missed the giveaway.
Aww thanks Carolyn. I’m sure it would be great on your bread.
I followed Vermont Cream on Pinterest
I followed Healthy Seasons on Instagram
My favorite summer fruit is watermelon.
I follow Zutano on Pinterest as EV.
I follow Vermont Creamery on Pinterest as EV.
Following you on Instagram (and drooling over the food photos) as applejack1616.