The other night I found myself in the midst of a serious snack attack. It started off with a juicy red apple, then it escalated with a cheddar sandwich on whole wheat. After annihilating a can of roasted almonds it occurred to me that all of my snacks might have tasted mighty fine together.
It just so happens to be National Grilled Cheese Month, so I thought, “why not?”. Life would be pretty dull without the occasional experiment, so I slathered some almond butter on a slice of whole wheat, sliced up some apples, and sandwiched some sharp cheddar over the top. I tossed that bad boy into my cast iron skillet with a little butter and waited for each side to get crispy and brown.
The result? A sandwich that was tasty, but certainly unusual. It was almost more like a dessert than a lunch, not that I’m complaining. Eating dessert for lunch now and then is one of life’s rare pleasures.
P.S. If you are a meat eater, I’d suggest sneaking some bacon in there. Just saying…
Grilled Apple, Cheddar and Almond Sandwich
Makes one sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 slices of bread (I used Whole Wheat but French Bread or White Bread would also do nicely)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 1 apple, cut into thin slices
- 2 slices of sharp cheddar
Directions
- Butter one side of each slice of bread, then turn over, bare side up.
- Top one slice of bread with the almond butter, then top with sliced apples.
- Top the other slice with the sharp cheddar.
- Heat a skillet to medium. When it’s nice and hot, place both slices of bread on the hot pan, butter side down.
- Allow the slices to slightly brown up on the bottom, then sandwich them together. Fry on each side until each side becomes a little bit darker, but don’t let them burn.
- Slice in half or quarters and enjoy!
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