Foodview: South Western Chicken Panini With Potato Salad

With chicken breast prepared to the point of perfect tenderness, a knife-spread full of cilantro pesto, a smothering of red onions and green peppers,  and a layer of melted provolone and cheddar cheese, the South Western Chicken Panini had a lot of kick behind its "just another sandwich" look. "Just another sandwich, boys," the panini says to the ever watchful eyes. Then blammo, it manhandles the taste-buds with crazy flavors!

Spicy is one of the first words that blazes into mind, followed by delicious. Don't get me wrong, it's not a run-home-and-cry-to-your-mother kind of sandwich, it just bites back a little when you bite into it. It's got spice, but not by sacrificing flavor. It appears that the dominant flavor of the sandwich comes from its cilantro pesto, which has a little bit of jalapeno in it, creating the kick.

The thick strips of juicy chicken breast were perfectly blended with the peppers and onions. The cheese was fantastic in its consistency. I wasn't a runny mess but held together in the sandwich quite well, providing stringy goodness in every bite. Sandwiching the cheese, peppers, onions, cilantro pesto, and chicken were two slices of toasted sourdough bread with what seemed to be a sprinkling of parsley on them.

If you like spicy food, go for the South Western Chicken Panini. The recommended side for this entree is the thickly diced potato salad, an excellent calming agent that brings balance to the meal and cools the tongue.

Spicy, unique, crisp, and mouth-watering. Give this innocuous-looking panini a try. :)

~The Harvest Crier~