Monte Cristo Panini with Creamy Tomato Pesto Soup - Today's Parent

Ingredients

• 12 slies Texas sandwich bread, preferable whole wheat
• 2 tsp to 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, optional
• 250 g sliced Swiss
• 175 g sliced Black Forest ham
• 3 cups packed baby spinach leaves, optional
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp butter, optional
• 1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped (optional)
• 670 mL bottle strained tomatoes
• 900 mL carton chicken broth
• 3 tbsp pesto
• 1/2 cup 35% cream
• 50 mL grated Parmesan, optional