Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Description

Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2sam and Tiny at World Recipes Y-Group

• October 2006
• Makes 2 Servings.

  

Ingredients

• 1 pack butter
• 4 slices Country White sourdough bread, cut on deep diagonal into ⅓-inch-thick slices (each about 7 x 3-½ inches)
• 4 thin slices prosciutto
• 8 large fresh basil leaves
• 8 (¼-inch-thick) slices cheese (Colby, Colby-Jack Cheddar, Swiss, Mozzarella, or Asiago)
• ¼ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 (⅓-inch-thick) slices heirloom tomato

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly butter 1 side of each bread slice.
2. Place 2 bread slices, buttered side down, on the work surface.
3. Top each with 2 prosciutto slices, then 4 basil leaves, then 4 cheese slices.
4. Sprinkle with salt and crushed red pepper.
5. Top with remaining 2 bread slices, buttered side up.
6. Heat olive oil in a heavy, large, ovenproof skillet over moderate-high heat.
7. Add sandwiches to a skillet and cook until golden on bottom, about 4 minutes.
8. Turn sandwiches over; transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until golden and cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven.
9. Carefully lift off top bread slices from sandwiches and insert 3 tomato slices into each, then cover with bread tops and serve.

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