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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

APRIL IS GRILLED CHEESE MONTH.  
So fire up the griddle, toaster over, frying pan, broiling pan and have grilled cheese for supper, but try to make it healthy.






Honey Truffle Grilled Cheese

Two slices of bread, your choice
thinly sliced Gruyere Cheese
layer on one slice of bread,
cross layer
thinly sliced brioche cheese
honey  
drizzle honey across the cheese
truffle salt (no idea where you'd get it.  Maybe a gourmet shop.
sprinkle over all.
butter a hot pan and grill your sandwhich on both sides

Here's another

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD 
WebMD Recipe from the WebMD Weight Loss Clinic
One of the most common ways to enjoy cheese is as a grilled cheese sandwich. Here’s a deluxe and healthful rendition of the old favorite.

Ingredients:

  • 4 slices whole-wheat bread
  • 2 teaspoons less-fat margarine (with 8 grams of fat per tablespoon)
  • 3 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced (or shredded reduced-fat Swiss cheese, Jarlsberg Lite, or part-skim mozzarella)
  • 1 medium vine-ripened tomato, thinly sliced
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Salt to taste (if desired)
  • About 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

Preparation:

  1. Begin heating a nonstick griddle pan (or similar) over medium heat. Coat one side of all 4 slices with the less-fat margarine.
  2. Place two bread slices, buttered side down, on griddle. Top with cheese, then sliced tomato, pepper (and salt if desired), and fresh basil leaves. Top with the remaining two bread slices (buttered side up).
  3. When bottom side is golden (2-3 minutes), flip sandwiches over and grill until other side until golden (2-3 minutes). Cut each sandwich diagonally and serve.

Yield:

2 sandwiches

Nutritional Information:

Per sandwich: 323 calories, 19 g protein, 37 g carbohydrate, 12 g fat (5.5 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 5.2 g fiber, 615 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 33%.

3 Comments:

Blogger Clammy said...

Yeah GRILLED CHEESE!!!! My favorite!

9:15 AM

 
Blogger chickadee365 said...

I like grilled cheese with ham and thin pear slices. Yum!

1:50 PM

 
Blogger AZ Hey-mon said...

my friend's family loves grilled cheese with berry jam spread on the top. ie.. raspberry or strawberry.

9:39 AM

 

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