Cheese and Prosciutto and Basil, Oh My!

We all remember our first grilled cheese sandwich. My mom would open up that glossy square of plastic wrapped cheese, lay it between 2 slices of white sandwich bread and put it in the countertop toaster oven. That's it! Back then I thought that drippy orange goodness was the best thing ever. Well hold on my Gr8 friends...this grilled cheese sandwich takes that old 2 ingredient after school snack to another level.

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Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Servings: 2 Sandwiches

Author: Debbie

Ingredients

• 1 loaf sourdough bread,, cut in 4 slices, 1/3" thick
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 4 thin slices prosciutto
• 8 slices fresh mozzarella, drained
• 8 fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed Red Pepper flakes,, I love heat, so I used 1/2 teaspoon!
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 6 slices heirloom tomato,, 1/3" thick

Instructions

• Lightly butter one side of each bread slice.
• Put 2 slices of the bread off to the side.
• On your work surface, lay 2 slices of the bread, butter side down.
• Top each slice with:

  ∼ 2 slices of Prosciutto

  ∼ Basil leaves

  ∼ 4 slices of Cheese
• Sprinkle with dried red pepper flakes.
• Top each open faced delicious beauty with remaining slice of bread, butter side up.
• In a skillet, over medium-high, heat the 2 Tablespoons of olive oil.
• Place each sandwich in the skillet. I like to weigh them down for even toastiness. (See Gr8 Tips below)
  
• Cook for about 5 minutes, or until toasted on bottom.
• Flip over.
• Cook for about 7 minutes longer, or until toasted on bottom and you see that yummy gooey goodness melting out!
• Remove top slice of bread and slide those beautiful heirloom tomato slices inside each sandwich.
• Cut in half, if you can wait!

Notes

Gr8 tips:

• No salt needed. Prosciutto is salty enough. We don't want your heart racing too much!
• I used a cast iron skillet. Once the sandwiches are in the skillet, I weigh them down for even toasty goodness with a small skillet or a saucepan with a can inside. Some people use a brick, but I don't have extra bricks lying around!
• You  can use a panini maker. I find I have better results using the stove top.

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