Pear–Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
4 sandwiches
Equipment
- skillet 12-inch
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 large red onion thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 8 slices firm pumpernickel or rye bread not soft sandwich-style bread
- 8 slices Cheddar cheese 3⁄4 oz each
- 1 medium Bosc or Anjou pear cut into 16 slices
Instructions
- In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Add onion; cook 10 to 12 minutes, tossing frequently, until soft, translucent and beginning to turn golden brown.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Stir in sugar and rosemary.
- Cook about 4 minutes longer or until onion is deep golden brown (onion will shrink during cooking).
- Remove onion from skillet to heatproof bowl; cover to keep warm.
- Wash skillet.
- Heat same skillet over medium heat.
- Meanwhile, spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
- Place 1 slice of cheese on unbuttered side of 4 slices of bread.
- Arrange pear and onion over cheese; top with remaining slices of cheese.
- Place remaining slices of bread, buttered side up, over cheese.
- Place sandwiches in skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted.
- Serve immediately.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Firm, dense bread adds a nice variation in texture from the soft fillings. Look in the bakery section of your grocery store for this kind of bread. How do you know it’s firm? Give it a little squeeze—you want a bread that won’t squeeze as easily as sandwich bread.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 430 kcal