Description
A gourmet grilled cheese featuring sweet caramelized onions, crisp apples, and perfectly melted cheese on golden toasted bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 medium apple (thinly sliced)
- 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 slices Gruyère cheese
- 1 tsp fresh thyme (optional)
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Instructions
- Melt a small amount of butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add sliced onions and cook slowly until deeply caramelized, about 20–25 minutes.
- Thinly slice the apple and set aside.
- Butter one side of each bread slice. Place one slice butter-side down in the skillet.
- Layer cheddar and Gruyère cheese, caramelized onions, apple slices, thyme, salt, and pepper. Top with second slice butter-side up.
- Cook over medium-low heat until golden brown, flip carefully, and cook until cheese is melted.
- Remove from skillet, rest briefly, slice, and serve warm.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
Keywords: Caramelized Onion Apple Grilled