Caprese Grilled Cheese

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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

I must have been a little bit confused yesterday when I came to the realization thatgrilled cheese sandwiches don't really exist.But I think I've got my head on straight now. In fact,anythingthat includes bread toasted in butter with melty cheese in the middle counts as a grilled cheese sandwich, whether you've got additional ingredients in there or not. I mean, what's in a name anyway? Who's to tell me that sticking a slice of tomato or some bacon or some olive salad in my grilled cheese sandwiches suddenly converts it into a different beast entirely?

I'm thinking that for my next grilled cheese sandwich, I'm going to stuff it with a bit of creamed spinach and a grilled ribeye steak cooked medium rare, a saucer of béarnaise sauce on the side for dipping, and perhaps some French fried potatoes. We'll call it the steakhouse grilled cheese. If I'm feelingreally冒险,我甚至可能问的厨师会是我) to hold the cheese, and could I get that bread on the side? My dining mate has a gluten allergy, see.

Yep, that'd make a heck of a great grilled cheese sandwich. So meaty, juicy, and tender.

You know what else makes a heck of a good grilled cheese? Mozzarella, tomato, basil, and some good olive oil. That's what.

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