Ultimate Gourmet Grilled Cheese
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
909 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Lunch, Others
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Cuisine
Vegetarian
Ultimate Gourmet Grilled Cheese
Description
This recipe starts by slowly caramelizing diced yellow onions in butter with fresh thyme and rosemary, along with brown sugar, which develops a sweet and herbal flavor layer. Bread slices, brushed with mayonnaise, are toasted in a skillet coated with butter and olive oil blend until crisp and golden brown. Thin layers of room-temperature Gruyere, white cheddar, and Muenster cheeses are added to the bread as it cooks, allowing them to melt and meld together.
Once the bread is sufficiently toasted, caramelized onions are added between two slices, forming a sandwich. Cooking continues until the cheeses are fully melted and the sandwich is warm throughout. This grilled cheese offers a mix of nutty, sharp, and creamy cheeses with the sweet, aromatic onions inside a crunchy crust for texture contrast.
The sandwich can be served warm on its own or accompanied by a simple salad or soup.
If cheese does not melt evenly, grate all cheeses together into a paste and then use it in the sandwich for better melting.
Ingredients
- 8 lices bread I used thick cut Artisan bread, good quality
- mayonnaise for spreading
- 12 oz gruyere cheese sliced thinly OR grated, at room temperature
- 6 oz White Cheddar Cheese sliced thinly OR grated, at room temperature
- 4 lices Muenster cheese at room temperature, thin
- 2 onion diced, yellow
- 1 tsp thyme minced, fresh
- 2 tsp rosemary minced, divided, fresh
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 3 Tbsp butter divided
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Add 1 1/2 Tbsp butter and olive oil to a skillet and heat over MED-LOW heat. Add diced onions, salt, pepper, fresh thyme and 1 tsp of fresh rosemary to the hot skillet and saute, stirring often, until onions are soft and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Stir brown sugar into the onions and cook another minute.
- Transfer onions to a plate.
- Spread one side of two pieces of bread with a little bit of mayonnaise.
- To the same skillet, add remaining butter and rosemary, and heat over MED heat. Swirl to coat the bottom of the skillet with the melted butter.
- Add both pieces of bread, mayonnaise side down, and cook until bread is golden brown and crunchy, about 2-3 minutes.
- As soon as you add the bread to the skillet, add a bit of cheese to the top of each piece of bread. Once it starts to melt a little, sprinkle a couple tablespoons of the caramelized onions over the top of one of the pieces of bread.
- When the bread is good and golden brown, sandwich the pieces of bread together and cook on LOW until cheese is fully melted.
- Transfer to a plate, repeat with remaining slices of bread and ingredients.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
- Use room temperature sliced or grated cheese for more even melting.
- Caramelize onions slowly with fresh herbs and brown sugar for sweetness and depth.
- Spread mayonnaise on bread before grilling to achieve a golden, crisp crust.
- Combine cheeses in a food processor if melting is uneven for a smoother blend.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 909 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 909kcal | 45% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 49g | 98% |
| Fat | 64g | 98% |
| Saturated Fat | 36g | 180% |
| Cholesterol | 187mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1094mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 330mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1780IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 4.4mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 1460mg | 146% |
| Iron | 2.6mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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