The grilled cheese is so yummy! Hot, melted in bread with butter is a piece of heaven.
While we love the standard, we decided to try an amp-ed up version of the classic using marinated cheese, fresh tomatoes and homemade garlic butter. The result is to die for!
Gourmet Tomato
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 8 slices wholegrain bread
- 1 pound marinated mozzarella cheese (store-bought or homemade*), sliced
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1-2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 3-4 tablespoons butter
Steps:
- Heat butter in a large pan over medium-high heat and add crushed garlic. Stir continuously so garlic doesn’t burn.
- Once melted, pour butter in a small bowl and set aside. Return pan to heat.
- Butter 1 side of four pieces of bread and place, butter side down, in the pan. (You may have to do this in batches of 2.)
- Lay slices of cheese on the bread, then top with diced tomato. Cover with second piece of bread and brush garlic butter on the top.
- Once bottom of bread is golden brown and cheese has started to melt, flip sandwich over to grill the other side. (4-6 minutes total.)
- Repeat with remaining sandwiches. Serve immediately.*Note: Marinated mozzarella is mozzarella that has been soaked in Italian dressing for a short or long period of time. You can make it at home by placing your cheese in a bowl with 1-2 cups dressing and refrigerating it for 2-6 hours, or overnight.
Recipe Credit: 12tomatoes
