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grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocado

April 14, 2016 by Marin Mama 4 Comments

grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocadoA good grilled cheese sandwich is a bit like life. It not always pretty, it can be messy, fall apart and be all over place, and sometimes the inner components don’t hold together well, but in the end with that first bite, everything comes together. The flavors meld, the messiness is forgotten and thus balance is created, as the inner components compliment and come together to create this beautiful satisfying sandwich.

I guess I’ve been thinking a lot about life lately, (I mean I’m comparing a grilled cheese sandwich to life) but it makes sense to me. Life is complicated. Life is messy, but when we reach out, take that risk, indulge in our passions, face our fears, create the unique, then we are really living, we’re tasting, we’re indulging..

So yes, this is a grilled cheese sandwich on Marin mama cook’s (aka, natural chef) blog! There are some of you that think a grilled cheese sandwich is not eating for health, but for me, eating for health is about eating in balance, enjoying the experience and foregoing the guilt. I’ve come to learn that food and life are about balance, sometimes you have to play by the rules, and sometimes you have to take risks, indulge and fully enjoy the richness of life and food. So I happily indulge in a good grilled cheese sandwich from time to time, and I’m giving you permission to do the same 😉

The kids and I love a good grilled cheese sandwich, and when I posted my grilled cheese and roasted broccoli sandwich the other night on my Instagram feed for National Grilled Cheese Day, I realized there’s a lot of you out there that love a good grilled cheese as well.grilled cheese with roasted broccoliMaking a good grilled cheese sandwich is easy. All you need are 2 good slices of bread, your favorite cheese and a bit of butter. To make it unique, you can add to it what you wish, roasted broccoli, roasted red peppers, roasted asparagus, bacon, smashed avocado, sliced chicken or steak, sliced ripe tomatoes, the list goes on and on..

You don’t need a panini press to make a fancy grilled cheese either, all you need is a simple cast iron pan and a pan lid to create you’re own panini press. I’ll show you how to do that in the below post, so come on, let’s make a grilled cheese sandwich!grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocado

grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocado:

makes 1 sandwich

  • 2 slices of your favorite bread
  • thinly sliced Gruyere cheese, cheddar cheese, or your favorite melting cheese
  • unsalted butter, softened – just enough to butter both slices of bread
  • 1/2 of a roasted red pepper
  • 1/2 of a ripe avocado

ingredients for grilled cheese with roasted red peppers and avocadoI love roasted red peppers, as they make a great addition to any sandwich, or scrambled eggs.  I have simple post on how to roast red peppers, but if you’re pressed for time, then feel free to use the jarred roasted red pepper.

Heat up your cast iron skillet, panini press or your favorite grilling pan over medium-low heat.

Spread the softened butter evenly on one side of each slice of bread.

Scoop out the avocado half and smash it, using a fork, onto the unbuttered side of the bread.

Put a few slices of cheese on the other unbuttered slice, and then top it with the roasted red peppers. smashing the avocadoTop the avocado half with the rest of the sliced cheese, so that it covers the whole slice of bread. The amount of cheese you add is really up to you. You don’t want to add too little cheese, because then you will just have some browned bread and a bit of melted cheese.

assembling the grilled cheesePut the sandwich together making sure that the buttered slices are on the outside!

Put the sandwich into the pre-heated skillet.

Now here’s Zoe’s simple trick to making a grilled cheese panini in a cast iron skillet! Just take the lid of a pan and press it down on the sandwich. This helps create a panini press. Pretty cool, right?

making a grilled cheese in cast iron panCheck the sandwich after a few minutes, and when the bottom is browned, turn it over gently and cook the other side until the bread is browned and the cheese is melted.browned grilled cheese in a cast iron skilletThere you have it, that’s all it takes to make an awesome grilled cheese sandwich!

Pair this sandwich with your favorite soup or salad. grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocado If you want to sneak some broccoli into your kids, try my grilled cheese with roasted broccoli! It’s amazing!grilled cheese with roasted broccoli

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grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocado
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
Making a good grilled cheese sandwich is easy. All you need are 2 good slices of bread, your favorite cheese and a bit of butter. To make it unique, you can add to it what you wish, roasted broccoli, roasted red peppers, roasted asparagus, bacon, smashed avocado, sliced chicken or steak, sliced ripe tomatoes, the list goes on and on..
Author: Marin mama cooks
Recipe type: grilled cheese
Cuisine: meatless meals
Serves: 1 sandwich
Ingredients
  • 2 slices of your favorite bread
  • thinly sliced Gruyere cheese, cheddar cheese, or your favorite melting cheese
  • unsalted butter, softened – just enough to butter both slices of bread
  • ½ of a roasted red pepper
  • ½ of a ripe avocado
Instructions
  1. I have simple post on how to roast red peppers, but if you're pressed for time, then feel free to use the jarred roasted red pepper.
  2. Heat up your cast iron skillet, panini press or your favorite grilling pan over medium-low heat.
  3. Spread the softened butter evenly on one side of each slice of bread.
  4. Scoop out the avocado half and smash it, using a fork, onto the unbuttered side of the bread.
  5. Put a few slices of cheese on the other unbuttered slice, and then top it with the roasted red peppers.
  6. Top the avocado half with the rest of the sliced cheese so that it covers the whole slice of bread.The amount of cheese you add is really up to you. You don't want to add too little cheese, because then you will just have some browned bread and a bit of melted cheese.
  7. Put the sandwich together making sure that the buttered slices are on the outside!
  8. Put the sandwich into the pre-heated skillet.
  9. Now here’s Zoe’s simple trick to making a grilled cheese panini in a cast iron skillet! Just take the lid of a pan and press it down on the sandwich. This helps create a panini press. Pretty cool, right?
  10. Check the sandwich after a few minutes, and when the bottom is browned, turn it over gently and cook the other side until the bread is browned and the cheese is melted.
  11. There you have it, that's all it takes to make an awesome grilled cheese sandwich!
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  1. Sally says

    April 15, 2016 at 9:14 am

    Mama wow you are awesome, I love your work, that toastie looks fantastic and the colours of the rainbow too. I love your authentic writing too all the way from WA Australia!! Keep it up

    Reply
    • Marin Mama says

      April 15, 2016 at 9:54 am

      Thanks Sally from Australia! I love that you’re reading this all the way from Australia! It’s funny, but I find I have a lot of readers over your way, and I love it! I’m sure a grilled cheese sandwich sounds tasty to you right about now, as you’re fully into the fall season. If heirlooms are in season right now, you should pair this sandwich with my heirloom tomato soup! I can’t wait for late summer and fall here so I can make that soup! It’s the perfect soup to pair with a good grilled cheese. http://www.marinmamacooks.com/2012/09/heirloom-tomato-soup/

      Thanks so much for saying hi and for your sweet comment! 🙂 xoxo, Jacquelyn

      Reply
  2. bitasue says

    April 14, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    Love your grilled cheese combos – you are so right, good bread and good cheese, you can’t go wrong! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on life and your tasty recipe.

    Reply
    • Marin Mama says

      April 15, 2016 at 9:49 am

      Thanks sweetie! I know it’s a simple recipe, but sometimes simple is good 🙂 xoxo, Jacquelyn

      Reply

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