Photo by Britt Kiser | crumbs…
Grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be saved for a sunny day, too. With these easy steps you can spice up your grilled cheese to make it a fun date night dinner, or snack for that pre-game get-together at your apartment.
Britt Kiser | Crumbs…
Whether you’re homesick, it’s a gloomy day or you’re fighting with your significant other, grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be saved for a sunny day, too. With these easy steps you can spice up your grilled cheese to make it a fun date night dinner, or snack for that pre-game get-together at your apartment.
Ingredients
- 2 slices of bread — Dave’s Killer Nuts & Grains bread makes an incredible grilled cheese, but tends to be on the pricey side. Something cheaper and easier to find works too.
- Enough butter or margarine to cover one side of each piece of bread — from corner to corner, of course.
- 2 slices of Swiss cheese, or your personal favorite. Pepper jack is great for an extra kick. Avoid grated cheese — it makes for one messy stovetop.
- Half an avocado, thinly sliced.
- Half a tomato, thinly sliced.
Put it together
- Pre-heat a skillet on medium.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Put the first piece of bread on the skillet, butter side down. Top it with cheese.
- Let the cheese melt a bit; add the avocado and tomato slices. Put the second piece of bread on top, butter side up.
- Flip back and forth (using a spatula — or try holding the skillet away from the stove and flipping it without any utensils, if you’re feeling adventurous) until the sandwich’s crispiness meets your personal standards.
- If you’re sharing with one, cut it in half. Two or more? Cut it into fourths for the perfect finger food.
- Pair with a side of Organic’s brand tomato basil bisque, topped with extra basil.
- Don’t forget the beer. I like Breckinridge Brewery’s vanilla porter. The blend of chocolate, roasted nut and vanilla go nicely with grilled cheese, but just about any will do. Try to treat yourself to something a little classier than Keystone though, OK?
Yields one grilled cheese sandwich.