Grilled Tomato Cheese Recipes

GRILLED CHEESE WITH TOMATO

Steps:

• Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place one slice, butter side down, in a skillet; top with half of the cheese. Layer with tomato and remaining cheese; sprinkle with oregano and basil. Top with remaining bread, butter side up. Cook over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.

BASIL-TOMATO GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• On four slices of bread, layer mozzarella cheese and tomatoes; sprinkle with the basil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Top with remaining bread. , In a small bowl, combine the oil, Parmesan cheese and garlic powder; brush over the outsides of each sandwich. , In a skillet over medium heat, toast sandwiches until golden brown on both sides and cheese is melted.

GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spread Country Crock® Spread on one side of each bread slice.
• Place 2 slices, Spread side down, in skillet. Top each with tomato, then cheese, then remaining bread slice, Spread side up.
• Cook until lightly browned on one side. Flip over and cook until cheese is melted.

GRILLED TOMATO & CHEESE

Steps:

• On 1 piece of bread, layer a heaping 1/4 cup grated cheese, 4 tomato slices, 4 basil leaves and another heaping 1/4 cup grated cheese.
• Top with another slice of bread, brush with melted butter.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Place sandwich, butter-side down, in pan and brush top slice of bread with butter.
• Press with spatula.
• Cook for about 3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Flip and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Remove from skillet and serve immediately.
• Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
• Note: You could also make this sandwich in a panini grill, omitting the butter.

GRILLED CHEESE-AND-TOMATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Brush a 9-by-13-inch flameproof baking dish with some of the melted butter.
• Lay 6 of the bread slices out on a baking sheet in 1 even layer. Brush the tops generously with butter. Broil, rotating the baking sheet as needed, until the bread is golden brown and toasted, 2 to 4 minutes. Flip the slices (untoasted side facing up). Put 2 slices of the Cheddar each on 3 pieces of the bread and 1 slice of the Swiss cheese each on the 3 remaining slices. Return the baking sheet to the broiler until the cheese completely melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Sandwich together each Swiss-topped bread slice with a Cheddar-topped slice. Repeat with the remaining bread, Cheddar and Swiss and more butter.
• Trim the crusts off the sandwiches, then arrange the sandwiches in 1 layer in the prepared baking dish. Scatter the Parmesan over the top.
• Scatter the tomatoes on the baking sheet, and toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Broil until they are very soft and the skins are wrinkled and browned in spots, 4 to 5 minutes. Scatter the tomatoes over the sandwiches.
• Switch the broiler to bake, and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together the half-and-half, mayonnaise, eggs, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a large bowl. Pour over the tomatoes and sandwiches (the liquid won't completely cover). Cover with foil, and bake until the custard is mostly set, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil, and continue to bake until the casserole is hot and golden brown in spots, about 15 minutes more. Scatter the parsley on top, and serve hot.

GRILLED TOMATOES - CHEESE TOPPED

Steps:

• Halve tomatoes, and sprinkle cut surfaces with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Mix bread crumbs, cheese, and butter; sprinkle on top of tomatoes, trimming with snipped parsley.
• Heat tomatoes, cut side up, on griddle about 5 minutes, or until heated through.

GRILLED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the cut sides of the tomatoes, and sprinkle with garlic, salt, and black pepper.
• Place tomatoes, cut sides up, onto the preheated grill, and grill until the tomatoes start to sizzle and show blackened grill marks, about 4 minutes. Flip the tomatoes over and grill until the garlic turns golden brown, about 3 more minutes.

GRILLED TOMATO-CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Sprinkle tomatoes and onion over four bread slices. Layer with cheese slices; top with remaining bread. Butter outsides of sandwiches., Toast on a heated griddle for 2-3 minutes on each side or until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.

CHEESE-TOPPED GRILLED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Place tomatoes, cut-sides up, in 8-inch square foil pan sprayed with cooking spray. Drizzle with dressing; top with cheeses. Place pan on grill grate.
• Grill 10 to 12 min. or until mozzarella is melted and tomatoes are heated through.
• Sprinkle with herbs.