Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A gourmet grilled cheese sandwich featuring prosciutto, fresh basil, Asiago or mozzarella cheese, and heirloom tomatoes on buttery sourdough bread. This elevated version of the classic comfort food combines Italian flavors with perfectly melted cheese and crispy bread.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons Butter
- •4 slices country white sourdough bread
- •4 slices prosciutto
- •8 leaves fresh basil
- •8 slices Asiago cheese
- •¼ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •6 slices heirloom tomato
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly butter 1 side of each bread slice. Place 2 bread slices, buttered side down, on work surface. Top each with 2 prosciutto slices, then 4 basil leaves, then 4 cheese slices. Sprinkle with salt and crushed red pepper. Top with remaining 2 bread slices, buttered side up. Heat olive oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add sandwiches to skillet and cook until golden on bottom, about 4 minutes. Turn sandwiches over; transfer skillet to oven and bake until golden and cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Carefully lift off top bread slices from sandwiches and insert 3 tomato slices into each, then cover with bread tops and serve.
15 min
