New favorite grilled cheese

nancyjane_gardener

15 years ago

Cheddar and provolone, some slices of purple cheroke tomato and a tablespoon or so of home made pesto! Mmmmmmmmm!

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glenda_al
15 years ago
2 slices whole wheat bread
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Directions
Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Lightly brush one side of each slice of bread with the olive oil. Place 1 slice of bread, olive oil side down into the skillet, and arrange the apple slices evenly over the top. Sprinkle the Swiss cheese over the apple, then top with the remaining slice of bread, olive oil-side up. Cook until the bread is golden brown, then flip the sandwich over, and cook until the other side is golden brown and the cheese has melted, 1 to 2 more minutes.
mustangs81
15 years ago
I'll be keeping tabs on this topic.

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Sourdough, rye, or multigrain. Any good melting cheese, vary it up from time to time, or even on the same sandwich. Don't care for Velveeta. (Neither the taste nor the fact that it's cheese "product", not technically cheese. Note the label! ) Sprouts or mushrooms or both. Onions. Other stuff depending on what's in the fridge. Garlic powder sometimes. Oregano or basil. Butter. If it's mostly cheese, it's still grilled cheese. At least according to my parents... I also make open faced (just one slice of bread) and add cheese, other stuff (no butter), bake in oven. That's not grilled, but good. I don't do these much any more as I'm not so interested in bread these days. I like my hamburgers lettuce-wrapped. I can live and thrive without much bread. For me, it's not essential to my food plannings. I buy 2-3 loaves a year, from a dedicated bakery. When I do eat bread, I want it to be quality. Didn't know that grilled cheese and tomato soup was supposed to be a thing until 2-3 years ago. Our family just never liked tomato soup, I guess. And now that I need to limit nightshades, I'll reserve them for menu items that I really appreciate their presence in.
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centralcacyclist
15 years ago
What a pan! Expensive little sucker. My whole octopi are never juicy enough.
annie1992
15 years ago
Well, I tried to see the pan but the video locked up my computer here. I'll have to check it out at home.

Favorite Grilled Cheese? Hmmmm. Probably a slice each of sharp cheddar and provolone with a slice of fresh tomato on homemade honey wheat.

I'd use a Cherokee Purple, nancyjane, but the darned things don't like Michigan very well, or at least not my part. I've managed to get two or three ripe through the years, and this year I planted one in my raised bed in the back yard, right by the desk where it would be sheltered and it got lots of sun. There are some green ones on it, but not one single ripe one. Again.

I'll have to use Mortgage Lifter or White, or maybe a big ole' beefsteak slice...

Annie
lindac
15 years ago
Home made white...slices Emmenthaler and a slice of beefsteak...or any good meaty tomato. Butter and my electric sandwich grill....
grainlady_ks
15 years ago
Homemade Dill Bread is our favorite for grilled cheese, or grilled ham and cheese, using shredded cheddar and a slice of Pepper Jack. Provolone works well too, if we're out of Pepper Jack. Tomato on-the-side.

-Grainlady
lakemayor
15 years ago
A restaurant near where I worked served grilled cheese with sliced tomato and sweet onion on Texas toast. Oh my gosh!!!! It was delish. I know they used cheddar but I can't remember what the other cheese was.

Karen
dgkritch
15 years ago
I recently made one on homemade rye with rosemary goat cheese and vanilla fig preserves.
Definitely a winner, but not for the unadventurous. LOL

Deanna
hawk307
15 years ago
nancyjane_gardner :

Here is how I make my Grilled Cheese ( Panini ),

with Tomatoes, American Cheese slivers of Sharp Provolone
and some pieces of sliced Ham.

I use the Wafflebaker, because it makes a nice design.

It is dark, because I make it with Whole Wheat bread.

Just another alternative !!!

LOU
papanda
15 years ago
Would the Flip n Cook pan work for hamburgers?
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Lou, I think the waffle look for a grilled cheese sandwich is great fun!

I love a good slice of tomato on my grilled cheese, also. I love dill pickles on the side, so I'm willing to bet I'd like Grainlady's dill bread for a grilled cheese sandwich. I'm another fan of pepperjack, too. Grilled cheese sandwiches are so easy, quick, and fun to eat. My only problem lately is that I get carried away with adding cheese, and tend to add too much, making the sandwich too greasy.

One thing I like to do when making grilled cheese sandwiches is to let some extra cheese fall onto the pan, making sort of cheese chips to go with the sandwiches. I noticed at either Central Market or Whole Foods the other day that they had parmesan crisps for sale for an insane price. They were exactly what I do when I grate extra cheese onto the pan.

Sally
hawk307
15 years ago
Sally2:
Thanks !!! That-s what I thought 2. LOL!!!

Does Whole Foods make them special or are they scraps they are selling ?

I-ll have to try that. Wonder if Sharp Provolone would work. ???

Lou
TobyT
15 years ago
Via the Earl's restaurant chain here, where I first tasted it:

fig jam/preserves
thinly sliced pear
brie
spinach leaves (I like arugula too)
Heaven in a sandwich!
Jane
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Lou, I don't know the answer. It's not scraps, per say, that I know of, but it looks like they grate the cheese onto a silpat, or something like that, and then bake it or toast it somehow to crisp it up.

I just made a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches for DH and I to take on the road for our trip to our farmhouse. I had limited ingredients, but I used swiss cheese, chopped sun dried tomatoes, and goat cheese on mine. On dh's I made it the same way, but also added some lunch meat. They're wrapped in foil and ready to eat once we get out of town and past the construction.

Gotta go - I'm hungry and ready to get to where I can eat my sandwich!

Sally
caliloo
15 years ago
Sally - I believe you are talking about a Frico. I make them quite often too - usually using a good grated Parm. They are lovely with baby greens and herb that have been lightly dressed in a vinaigrette.

There are tone of ideas if you google "Frico"

Alexa

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