Asian Pear and Gouda Grilled Cheese

Asian Pear and Gouda Grilled Cheese

 

Time/servings

total : fifteen mins
active : fifteen mins
makes : one sandwich

when it involves combining fruit and cheese, cheddar and apples are a classic combo. we modified things up slightly by employing asian pears and young gouda cheese.

what to shop for : asian pears are crunchier and infrequently sweeter than their yank counterparts. they is found at high-end grocery stores and in a verysian markets. if you'll be able to ?t notice them, substitute bosc pears ( though they won ?t give constant crunch ).

gouda may be a widely offered dutch cheese made of cow ?s milk. use a young gouda during this recipe therefore you are doingn ?t overwhelm the flavor of the pear. if you're having a laborious time finding gouda, a young edam or jack is substituted.

ingredients :

 one tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
 two ( 1/2-inch-thick, seven 1/2 ?by ?3 1/2 ?inch-long ) slivers light-weight rye bread
 two ounces thinly sliced young gouda cheese ( aged one to six months )
 five ( 1/8-inch-thick ) slivers asian pear

directions :

 heat an outsized frying pan over medium-low heat. meanwhile, spread butter on one aspect of every sliver of bread.
 once the pan is warm, add one sliver of bread buttered aspect down, then high with 1/2 of the cheese, all of the pear slivers, and finally the remaining cheese. shut sandwich with second sliver of bread, buttered aspect up.
 cook till bread is toasted and cheese is melted, concerning half dozen minutes per aspect.

beverage pairing : 

fran ?ois cotat sancerre les culs de beaujeu, france. made of sauvignon blanc grapes, sancerre wines evince notes of apple and pear with a few grassiness and spice. this one, matured in recent oak casks, is spherical and mellow like sensible gouda, however has that citric spike to enhance the pears.