Grilled Panzanella Salad

Charred late-summer vegetables and juicy, ripe tomatoes are tossed with a vinaigrette and hunks of grilled day-old bread, which soaks up all the fabulous juices.

Grilled Mozzarella Sandwiches With Mortadella, Pesto, and Artichokes

Each of these crisp, thin sandwiches is filled with melted mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced marinated artichoke hearts, pesto, and mortadella. A little anchovy punches up the savory flavor of each bite.

Broccoli Rabe and Antipasti Panini With Olive Salad

[Photographs: Robyn Lee] This vegan sandwich is based on a muffuletta, but it wasn't as simple as removing the meat and cheese and shoving in vegetables in its place. Juicy, garlicky broccoli rabe braised in a dry white wine provide...

Grilled Italian-Style Meatballs With Pecorino and Parmesan

Pecorino and Parmesan cheeses add a complex salty bite to these Italian-style meatballs made of ground chuck and pork, melding with the other seasonings to create a delicious, cohesive flavor throughout. These could be the best meatballs I've ever had.

Grilled Chicken Panzanella

Grilled chicken turns this summertime salad into a main course. Toasting the bread on the grill lets it sop up all of the juice from those farm fresh tomatoes without getting too mushy.

Grill-Pressed Thanksgiving Leftover Panini

Nuking a holiday meal past its prime gets old fast, but these grill-pressed Thanksgiving panini turn tired leftovers into something new and exciting.

Muffuletta Grilled Cheese

A grilled cheese sandwich layered with sliced meats and olive salad.

Grilled Pizza With Grilled Tomatoes, Asparagus, Goat Cheese, and Marcona Almonds

I know I'm committing a grave seasonal recipe faux pas here by combining a spring ingredient (we're in the middle of asparagus season!) with a late summer product, but dammit, we've gotten so good at cherry tomatoes that they're sweet and flavorful pretty much all year round.

Animal-Style Grilled Cheese Bruschetta

A beast of a bruschetta inspired by In-N-Out's Animal-Style Grilled Cheese. Perfect for your next dinner party or backyard barbecue and especially good with a cold beer, a glass of chilled white wine, or even a rosé if that's how you roll.

Pear, Arugula, and Brie Panini

A delightful marriage easily concocted with a whole bunch of leftovers.