I am an unabashed fan of 'fancy' grilled cheese. Tonight, my newest creation - thin slices of extra sharp cheddar cheese, a tiny daub of brown mustard, finely chopped spinach and garlic mixed with pesto between two slices of bread. Yum. Rereading, I recognize that this may strike you as a skeptical list of ingredients, but let me assure you, the result is almost perfection.
Ingredients:
-1 cup fresh spinach leaves
- about 4 tbs pesto (I used Trader Joe's fresh stuff in the plastic tub, not the jar)
- 2 or 3 cloves of chopped garlic (more or less depending on your taste)
- spicy brown mustard
- 4 slices of whole wheat bread
- olive oil or butter to grease the pan
While listening to Poetry Off the Shelf this evening, (a podcast episode devoted to Edna St. Vincent Millay), I chopped the spinach and garlic and mixed it thoroughly with the pesto. Next, I sliced more than enough cheese for two sandwiches and decided to taste test. After munching, I spread a thick layer of the pesto mixture on one slice of bread, mustard on the other and added the cheese. Once the frying pan heats, I add a tiny splash of olive oil and roll it around the pan to give it an even coat, then add the sandwich, cheese side down so that it melts properly. While Sandwich #1 is cooking, prepare Sandwich #2.
We ate them with some leftover potato soup from last night, but I imagine these would be delicious for lunch. You could also add ingredients like apple slices, bacon, ham etc or substitute the sharp cheddar for another type of cheese like Brie, blue cheese or goat cheese. The possibilities are mouthwateringly endless for us cheese fanatics.
What are your additions?
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