Gruyere, Slow Roasted Tomato, and Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese
So, my daughter started high school today. Time is flying by way too fast!!!
How did I cope? I made this decadent Gruyere, slow-roasted cherry tomatoes, and caramelized onion grilled cheese for lunch. Totally unhealthy. Totally delicious. Totally worth it. I savored each and every bite and LOVED it. This sandwich has such a great combination of flavors & textures–it’s seriously the best grilled cheese I’ve ever had. I may just do it all over again tomorrow when my son starts 7th grade. Gulp.
How to Make a Gruyere, Slow Roasted Tomato, and Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese
Make the slow-roasted cherry tomatoes – click this link for the recipe. They take three hours to make but are SO worth it!!
Make the caramelized onions by heating the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Season with a bit of sea salt, to taste.
Spread butter over one side of a piece of the French bread and place it into a skillet over medium heat. Add a thin layer of Gruyere cheese on the bread, then spoon some of the slow-roasted cherry tomatoes and garlic on top, followed by a layer of caramelized onions.
Top with more Gruyere cheese slices followed by the remaining piece of French bread. Spread butter on the top of the bread and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown. Carefully flip over and cook for an additional 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the skillet and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Slow roasted cherry tomatoes (click the link up above for the recipe)
- 1-2 tsp olive oil
- ¼ sweet yellow onion sliced thinly
- 2 slices of French bread
- Butter to taste
- Gruyere cheese sliced
Instructions
- Make the slow-roasted cherry tomatoes - click the link up above for the recipe.
- Make the caramelized onions by heating the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Season with a bit of sea salt, to taste.
- Spread butter over one side of a piece of the French bread and place it into a skillet over medium heat.
- Add a thin layer of Gruyere cheese on the bread, then spoon some of the slow-roasted cherry tomatoes and garlic on top, followed by a layer of caramelized onions.
- Top with more Gruyere cheese slices followed by the remaining piece of French bread.
- Spread butter on the top of the bread and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Carefully flip over and cook for an additional 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove from the skillet and serve immediately. Enjoy!
This would make a great lunch for me! I am drooling at the melty cheese :-))
Gruyere grilled cheese is the BEST, but I can imagine it’s even more awesome with those tomatoes and caramelized onions… Yum!!
This takes grilled cheese sandwiches to a whole other level! Really good. I want, I want. 🙂
What a great looking grilled cheese Pam – Our kids are experiencing the first child going away to college and I have to believe the moms are feeling it.
What a delicious looking sandwich. Grilled cheese is my favorite.
gruyere AND caramelized onions?!? this is like the grilled cheese of my dreams. gorgeous. 🙂
It is FOR SURE comfort food season, and to me that means making lots of grilled cheese! I love that you doctored it up with those candy tomatoes and caramelized onions. So good!