Prosciutto Grilled Cheese
We vary our traditional grilled cheese sandwich by adding proscuitto and switching the cheese from american or cheddar to gruyère. We also cook the sandwiches on our electric griddle which is faster since we can cook at least two sandwiches at a time, and easier since the sandwiches are easier to flip. They are a perfect accompaniment to a salad or soup dinner, or as an appetizer cut in smaller portions. Originally served as part of: Yonder Grilled Cheese.
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Ingredients
- 4 slices farmers' market, onion rye loaf bread
- 3 ounces chunk of gruyère cheese
- 4 slices pre-packaged, thin proscuitto
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided)
Instructions
Before putting together the sandwich, we start heating our electric griddle to 350°. We slice our onion rye bread and slice our cheese on the slicer side of a 4-sided box grater. The gruyère slices should be roughly an eighth of an inch in thickness. We also have ready the pre-sliced proscuitto.
We cover one slice of bread with two layers of cheese slices. We break off any cheese that extends over the edges of the bread and place them in the center of the sandwich, distributing the cheese as evenly as possible. We also layer in two slices of the proscuitto.
We place the other slice of bread on top of the cheese. On top of the bread, we place two pats of butter. We make the butter thin slivers for lighter fare, a little thicker (a couple of teaspoons of butter) for a superb sandwich. We repeat with the second sandwich.
We spread some of the remaining butter, a teaspoon or so per sandwich, on the griddle and add the sandwiches, pat-of-butter sides up. We cook for a minute or two per side, a little longer if not golden brown.
The finished sandwiches are removed with a heat-safe spatula, cut in half, and served.
Ingredients
- 4 slices onion rye bread
- 3 oz Gruyère
- 4 thin slices prosciutto
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter (divided)
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Heat an electric griddle to 350°F. Slice the bread, and slice the cheese about ⅛ inch thick on the slicing side of a box grater.
Kid job
For each sandwich, cover a slice of bread with two layers of cheese, tucking the overhanging bits into the middle. Add 2 slices of prosciutto and the top slice. Set 2 thin pats of butter on top (a little thicker for a superb sandwich).
Grown-up
Spread about 1 teaspoon of butter per sandwich on the griddle and lay them on, buttered side up. Cook 1 to 2 minutes a side, until golden. Cut in half and serve.