What?? Grilled cheese? it will melt and drip through...
Will you be putting it on a pizza or on a slice of veggie?
Cheese directly on the grill just won't work....
But the rest of your menu sounds wonderful! LOL!
Linda c

Oh, Cheese is like a religion to me (..what a friend we have in Cheezus...), but I'll be the first to admit, I am clueless when it comes to vegan or vegetarian cheeses. Sorry EJ.

But as far grilling cheese, you could place a cast iron pan directly on the grill, sin problemas.

Sol

Here you go, Jessy.

/tricia

Here is a link that might be useful: Cheese for the grill...

Thank you triciae for the link about cheese on the grill. I have never tried to do it but have eaten grilled Haloumi in restaurants and boy is that good! And Jessy if you want that smoky flavor, that is sure a good way to get it.

Lindac, I am so surprised you have not had or grilled Haloumi! I think this is the first time I have read a thread that you didn't know something about! I often scroll down a thread searching for what you have to say. I think we are often on the same page or I learn something new from you.

Sol -- I have a feeling that Cheezus Cheese isn't kosher.

ROFLMAO!

Tricia, via that link, I'm going to check out the new Batali book, Italian Grilling. Should be a good match for our harvest (basil, basil and more basil).

I first encountered halloumi when my parents took our family to Cyprus, I was a teenager. My mother fell in love with it. I've come to appreciate it more as the years go by, but it is pretty salty for those watching sodium.

Solista, 'vegetarian' cheese just means that they don't use 'animal rennet', or the lining of the intenstine, as the enzyme to 'cheese' the 'cheese'. Many manufacturers are using microbial or vegetable rennet to do the job in deference to the vegetarian/kosher markets.

(mimsic we should cut out and frame this thread as one of the only times LindaC was stumped, LOL!)

I've only read about raclette, never tried it, but raclette refers both to a kind of cheese and the method of serving it by melting on a special grill. I wonder if it could be adapted to your purpose. I have not idea about non-rennet raclette. I would be surprised if there is such a thing. I think there are other cheeses which can be used though. Google for more info.

Jim

Greek cheese, kefoltayri (Spelling is a guess, but is close to phonetic pronunciation I think) is amazing if you get a good one. Grill it then douse with ouzo and flame it. I have no idea if it is vegatarian tho?? Good luck.

I love grilled Halloumi! Soak it in water to get rid of some of the salt. Then pat dry and marinate in olive oil and herbs before grilling.

My favorite is a slab of provalone, 3/8" thick, fried on both sides in a skillet with olive oil and then sprinkled with dried thyme. It's an Uruguayan treat.

jimster I googled a bit about raclette but (1) I haven't seen it around here and (2) couldn't find much in terms of ingredients. I'll keep looking.

Janet, we do have a Greek market...but its 25 miles away, sigh.

Gina, you KNOW where I will buy that halloumi!

Carrie, the provalone doesn't melt?

Don't know Halloumi...never heard of it....but I am well acquainted with raclette.
In "The Olden Days" The Swiss would put a chunk of raclette cheese ( very similar to emmenthaler) near the fire and scrape off the melted outside and put it on bread, or boiled potatoes.
Now days there are raclette grills or irons...it's a table top thingey that has a heating element on top and little trays that you slide into slots under the heat source. Each diner is served an assortment meats, sausages and slices of raclette cheese as well as boiled potatoes and cornichons.
But raclette is not "grilled" it's melted from a heat source.
If you tried to grill a round of brie I would think there would be a very dangerous time when you flip that brie and remove it from the grill without puncturing it! And the length of time to grill it depends very much on how ripe the brie is when you start and how hot your fire is.
Why don't you serve cheese fondue?
Linda C

We love fondue, haven't had it for years! Long story short, it won't work this time. Well, OK, so I'll tell you why it won't work....first, for this thread, I'm looking for GRILLABLE cheese because DH wants to GRILL. Hey its not my shtick. Raclette sounds like a fun addition to a fondue night. That being said I bet it (and brie) would work fine on the grill, if I used Reynolds Wrap Release.

Also our dining 'table' outdoors is porous slate...and even though its sealed, fondue is just not something I want dripped across it. That and it's a far reach for guests without constantly passing the pot or getting up. Fondue will be good for another time/place in the house!

Jess- I've definitely seen Raclette at Ralph's in the past. Probably still there at their Fresh Fare stores. Gelson's carries Haloumi.

You can grill all kinds of cheeses in Reynold's Wrap I thought you meant to put it directly on the grill!
Swiss cheese would work and be good done like raclette, that is on baked potatoes, and so would raclette cheese.
Just make a little foil tray, grill until it melts and serve everyone their own little tray of melted cheese with grilled potatoes and raw veggies for dipping.

"so he stays busy"

Ummmm.... geeee? Linda stumped on food and Jessy stumped on being "busy".

This day goes on the calendar! Heck... I'll print it out and paste it to my monitor.

: )
lyra