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Gooey Brie and Tapenade Grilled Cheese

Crispy and gooey with a bright olive tapenade to bring everything to life
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Simple way to up your grilled cheese game in only 15min and with 5 ingredients. Direct trip to the Mediterranean guaranteed.

Recipe

Serves: 2 | Time: 15 min

Ingredients

  • 4 slices of crusty thick cut bread
  • 100g brie (1/4lb)
  • Olive tapenade (green or black)
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Softened butter or margarine

Method

  1. Pre-heat pan on medium heat.
  2. Assemble grilled cheese: spread tapenade on both sides of the bread, add slices of of brie (about 1/4 inch / 1/2 cm thickness), cover with basil leaves. Close sandwich and spread butter (or margarine) on the exterior of the top slice making sure to cover all the surface.
  3. Place sandwiches in the pan, buttered slice down. Press lightly for full surface contact.
  4. Butter the remaining exterior slice and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for about 5min or until the bottom slice is golden brown.
  5. Flip the grilled cheese and cook uncovered for another 5min (or until bottom slice is golden brown).
  6. Enjoy!

Substitutions

Recipe componentsPossible substitutions*
Olive tapenade• Tomato tapenade / sundried tomato spread
• Red pepper spread
(*) Substitutions are only suggestions, adapt to your taste, diet, and ingredients available to you. Not all substitutions have been tested.
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