spicy tomato grilled cheese sandwich
my ultimate grown up grilled cheese sandwich. it is extremely flavorful and always makes my tastebuds go wild! experiment with other salsas and cheeses! this is some good stuff.
ingredients:
- 8 slices honey wheat bread -
- 4 tablespoon butter -
- 8 slices pepperjack cheese -
- - for spicy tomato salsa
- 2 tomatoes - seeded, chopped
- 1/2 lime juiced -
- 2 tablespoons cilantro -
- 2 tablespoons olive oil -
- 1/2 onion - chopped
- 1 jalapeno - chopped
instructions:
- tomato salsa - combine tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, chopped onion, jalapeno and salt/pepper to taste in a small bowl.
- preheat the skillet. once hot add a half of tablespoon of butter. while it is melting, lay a slice of bread on a flat surface. add a slice of the pepper jack cheese, about a tablespoon of the tomato salsa and then another slice of the pepper jack cheese. top with another slice of the bread. add the sandwich to the pan melted butter in the pan. using a spatula, press the top of the sandwich into the pan. once the bottom slice has browned, lift the sandwich out of the pan with the spatula, add another half tablespoon of butter and flip the sandwich into the pan to brown the other side. repeat for remaining 3 sandwiches.
