Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Grilled cheese with fresh mozzarella / ham / tomatoes / peppers

Time needed:  15 minutes.  People forget about the good ole grilled cheese.  Just add some vegetables, ham, and fresh mozzarella.  Literally - 15 minutes.  If your child doesn't like this, chances are there's something wrong with them. 

Remember:  Use wheat bread and real ingredients (fresh mozzarella, real butter, et cetera).

Ingredients: (this is for 4 sandwiches)
  • Sliced wheat bread (the number of slices depends on how many sandwiches you want to make - 2 slices per sandwich)
  • Softened butter (real butter - not crap margarine), enough to coat one side of each slice of bread
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 tomato - thinly sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper - thinly sliced (or 1 jalapeno if you prefer it hot)
  • 2 slices of ham per sandwich (I prefer Black Forest ham)
  • 1 slice of cheddar cheese per sandwich -  4 total
  • 1 cup-sized ball of fresh mozzarella - torn apart
Directions:
  • Generously coat one side of each piece of bread with softened butter and set aside.
  • Thinly slice the tomato and pepper.
  • In a saucepan heated to medium, add slices of bread butter side down.
  • Layer each with the slice of cheddar, tomato, ham, pepper, and top with the small balls of mozzarella.
  • Place the topping slice of buttered on the very top, butter side facing up.
  • With a spatula, press down on top of each sandwich, gently squishing ingredients together (makes it easier to flip).
  • Add the olive oil to the outer rim of the pan (adding some olive oil makes a nicer crust)
  • Cover.
  • After 2 minutes, flip sandwiches to the other side and cover again.
  • Continue until fully melted and you have the desired crusting. 
  • Done.

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