Last week mom and I decided to take a somewhat different approach to our meal and make these grilled cheese sandwiches. Obviously though, these aren’t the typical grilled chesses you might make on a busy weeknight with some tomato soup. These sandwiches are loaded with mashed up avocados that include some extra seasoning to give it a unique flavor, and some delicious tomato slices. On top that they also don’t require the normal yellow cheese slices you might use, these sandwiches take white American cheese, which gives them an awesome flavor.
I liked these sandwiches, but if I were to make one again I would leave out the parsley the recipe says to put in with the avocado. It was a little strong for me and kind of over powered the rest of the flavors. I tried to pick some of it out, but at that point it was all through the avocado mixture, so that was kind of a lost cause. This recipe is actually a Better Homes and Gardens recipe, and it can be found here – http://www.bhg.com/recipe/tomato-avocado-grilled-cheese/
The recipe says to grill the sandwiches on a griddle, but we don’t have one so we used our George Forman and that worked great. The bread was nice and crispy, the cheese melted beautifully, and the bread still had that grilled look to it. The recipe also calls for whole grain bread, but my mom decided to spice things up and got some whole wheat Italian bread, just in a loaf, and it was delicious.
This was definitely a quick and easy recipe, we were done in about 20 minutes max, and we just ate potato chips on the side. The mashing of the avocados and chopping the parsley took the longest, but if you leave out the parsley (which is recommended) then that cuts out some of the time. I would recommend this for another busy night when you might be rushing to get dinner on the table. The only thing is that it might not be very kid friendly because the flavors are quite different. However, it’s always worth a try. Check this recipe out, even just for yourself for lunch some time! I will say though one is definitely enough to fill you up.
Happy cooking!
P.S. Keep checking back to the blog around Christmas because mom and I are planning a special Christmas Eve meal that is more than just a main course!
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