12-25-2016, 12:44 PM
I might need to dedicate a whole section just for sandwiches. Sandwiches are just about perfect because they are a meal you can hold in one hand and eat.
We went out to one of our favorite clubs and they had Pear and Pepper Jack on sourdough grilled cheese on the menu. Well, they were OK but I can definitely improve on this and I most certainly did! We can't get enough of this.
This is NOT low calorie, but it's not too terrible if you only eat one at dinner if you're counting calories. Yeah... like that's going to happen.
You want the brown Bosc pears for this because they have a bit of a spicy flavor to them.
This recipe is for 2 sandwiches.
Pear, horseradish cheddar on sourdough
Peel the pear and slice it and set aside for a minute.
Heat a saute pan and throw in the butter.
Sprinkle that melted butter with a very small bit of the nutmeg and swirl it around, count to 5 and then start putting the pears in the pan.
Let these saute until they start to soften and LIGHTLY salt the tops while they are sauteing.
Turn them and let them saute some more.
Let them caramelize around the edges! That's the best part.
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Take them off the heat and put on paper to drain. Try to use brown paper as it absorbs without letting the pears stick.
Now in a new clean pan, prepare your sandwiches. Normally you would butter the outside of the bread but take a brush and use that leftover, spiced butter you just took those pears out of! OMG can you taste that yet?
Layer, cheese, pears, cheese and put the top on.
Put these in the new, clean pan and make your sandwiches to your preferred level of toasty.
Serve with soup if you want.
Enjoy!
Variation/s: use fresh avocado instead of pears.
use pepper jack cheese instead of horseradish cheddar.
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We went out to one of our favorite clubs and they had Pear and Pepper Jack on sourdough grilled cheese on the menu. Well, they were OK but I can definitely improve on this and I most certainly did! We can't get enough of this.
This is NOT low calorie, but it's not too terrible if you only eat one at dinner if you're counting calories. Yeah... like that's going to happen.
You want the brown Bosc pears for this because they have a bit of a spicy flavor to them.
This recipe is for 2 sandwiches.
Pear, horseradish cheddar on sourdough
- Sourdough bread. Slice thickness is your preference
- Butter, light butter, butter with olive oil - again, your preference
- One Bosc pear, peeled and sliced
- Nutmeg
- salt
- Horseradish cheddar OR Pepper Jack cheese
Peel the pear and slice it and set aside for a minute.
Heat a saute pan and throw in the butter.
Sprinkle that melted butter with a very small bit of the nutmeg and swirl it around, count to 5 and then start putting the pears in the pan.
Let these saute until they start to soften and LIGHTLY salt the tops while they are sauteing.
Turn them and let them saute some more.
Let them caramelize around the edges! That's the best part.
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Take them off the heat and put on paper to drain. Try to use brown paper as it absorbs without letting the pears stick.
Now in a new clean pan, prepare your sandwiches. Normally you would butter the outside of the bread but take a brush and use that leftover, spiced butter you just took those pears out of! OMG can you taste that yet?
Layer, cheese, pears, cheese and put the top on.
Put these in the new, clean pan and make your sandwiches to your preferred level of toasty.
Serve with soup if you want.
Enjoy!
Variation/s: use fresh avocado instead of pears.
use pepper jack cheese instead of horseradish cheddar.
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