Tomato and basil grilled cheese sandwich. Basil-Tomato Grilled Cheese Recipe photo by Taste of Home. An excellent way to use fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden. I used ciabatta bread, which made them pretty tall, so I would recommend a panini press or George Foreman grill if you have one to keep the ingredients together.

Grilled cheese with fresh tomato always seems like a really satisfying sandwich — until you sit down and eat one, that is. The problem is that melty cheese and wet tomatoes make for a very unstable sandwich. By making an open-faced grilled cheese and adding fresh tomatoes that have been. You can cook Tomato and basil grilled cheese sandwich using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tomato and basil grilled cheese sandwich

It's 4 slices of sandwich bread (any I used brown bread).
Prepare 1 of ripe large tomato.
Prepare 1 sprig of fresh basil.
Prepare 1 of little bit of cheddar and cream cheese.
It's To taste of pepper & salt.
Prepare of Some jalapenos (optional).
Prepare 1 tbsp of softened Butter.

These sandwiches were cooked on a grill, but a skillet would work just as well. Choose your favorite kind of cheese. We prefer a variety that melts easily, such as Gouda or Swiss, but cheddar Arrange tomato slices over cheese, cutting slices in half to fit if necessary. Classic grilled cheese sandwiches with a kick.

Tomato and basil grilled cheese sandwich step by step

First of all slice your tomatoes and put them aside.
When done, apply butter on both sides of the breads and once done flip the sides from which the buttered side is facing down this is called "buttered side down".
Then add on your cheeses, tomatoes, basil, jalapenos, salt and pepper at the end. Close your sandwich with the other bread slice with buttered side up and grill it on grill pan until cheese melts(turning the sides continuously).
Finally take the sanwiches of grill pan, place on plate, cut triangles and serve!!!.

These are great with a bowl of tomato soup with a little basil added. Sprinkle dried basil and salt and pepper to taste. Grilled sandwiches are a must when the weather dips below freezing, and you know that there is nothing more comforting and satisfying than a vegan grilled tomato basil cheese sandwich to make the harshness of winter a little softer. It's really a necessity at this time of year. Salty bacon, juicy tomatoes and flavourful basil take this grilled cheese to a whole other level.