Brie Grilled Cheese with Fig + Onion

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Why we love it:

Melted Brie elevates the grilled cheese to “grown-up worthy” and adding the fig jam and onion creates a really delicious flavor profile. Serve with a great pinot noir for a fun early summer dish.

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Ingredients

8 ounces Brie
Bread (8 slices)
4 Tablespoons Fig Jam
¹⁄₂ Red Onion (optional)
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (or more or less)
1 English Cucumber
1 bunch Radish
2 teaspoons Balsamic Vinegar (or your favorite salad dressing)

Cooking Instructions

1. ASSEMBLE

Slice the brie into long strips that are about ⅓” thick or thinner. Layer the slices onto slices of bread. Top with an even amount of jam per sandwich.

Very thinly slice the onion and divide that among the sandwiches.

Top with the other pieces of bread.
2. SEAR

In the pan, melt ½ of the butter and add the sandwiches and cook until golden brown. Flip. Cook the other side adding more butter if needed, or use the rest of the butter if you have to do 2 batches.
3. CUCUMBER SALAD

Slice the cucumbers and clean the radishes. Slice them in half or quarters too. Toss together in a bowl and drizzle with the vinegar or salad dressing of your choice.
4. SERVING

Slice the sandwich in half. Serve with the crudité salad.

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Substitutions

DAIRY FREE:

honestly, I’d go search for another recipe (maybe Radish Fried Rice?)
COW DAIRY FREE:

using chevre and sliced pecorino will taste delicious
GLUTEN FREE:

use your fave GF bread
BRIE:

white cheddar is nice, a combination of jack, chevre and or havarti works too
FIG JAM:

hear me out, strawberry jam is awesome. Or use sliced dried figs, or omit
ONION:

omit if you don’t like this taste
KIDS CORNER:

you can dissect the sandwich and make a more classic grilled cheese