Pressed Ham and Pear Sandwiches

From Everyday Food...
http://www.marthastewart.com/858252/pressed-ham-and-pear-sandwiches

Or noted here:

Ingredients

• 8 slices rustic bread (1/2 inch thick)
• 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 4 ounces Gruyere cheese, very thinly sliced (our grocery store didn't have this so we used a swiss variant)
• 4 ounces thinly sliced deli ham
• 2 cups baby arugula (we used some mixed greens)
• 1 pear, such as Anjou or Bosc, cored and thinly sliced (we just used a red pear - not sure what kind it was)
• Ground pepper

Directions

1. Brush one side of each bread slice with oil; spread mustard on other side. Layer half the cheese on mustard side of 4 bread slices and top with ham, arugula, pear, a sprinkle of pepper, and remaining cheese. Sandwich with remaining bread slices, mustard side down.
   
2. Heat a large skillet over medium. Working in batches if necessary, place sandwiches in skillet and weight with another skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook sandwiches, pressing down firmly with skillet, until bread is golden and cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes per side, flipping once. Serve warm.
   

Cook's Note

Fontina cheese and sliced turkey are another good combo to try in this sandwich.

DH made this recipe because it meant that he got to use the Cuisinart griddler - one of his favorite appliances.  :)  We stopped at Cobb's bakery to get some great bread too.

This was delicious!!  We both had seconds.  We will make this again for sure.  Yum!!!  It was just the two of us for this one.