Goat cheese grilled cheese. Grilled cheese is an American favorite and has a variety of ways you can eat a grilled cheese sandwich. Whether you enjoy sweet and tangy, zesty or mild.
There are plenty of ways to enjoy grilled cheese. One way is to use goat cheese and add mashed avocado, arugula, spinach, and tomato.
You can even go a step further if you are a meat eater and add crispy, crumbled, bacon. Making this a BLT, sandwich with a twist!
Another favorite Sweet and Spicy Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese is made with red pepper jelly, spinach, and arugula.
Tips for Making Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese
- Use a good quality of bakery bread. Use a good quality of bread from your local bakery. Sourdough, brioche, rye, pumpernickel bread, and multigrain bread are all tasty options.
- Slice tomato thin. Slice tomato thin so the sandwich doesn’t become soggy from tomato juices when cooking in a skillet. Tomato should be almost see through.
- Use a herbed flavor of goat cheese. Herbed flavor goat cheese adds a nice flavor to this grilled cheese. Primo Taglio goat cheese has plain goat cheese, garlic and herbed, and honey flavor.
- Layer each side of bread with spinach and arugula. Layer each side of bread with a thick layer of spinach on one side and a thick layer of arugula on the other. Doing so prevents bread from becoming soggy from sliced tomato when cooked.
- Try these goat cheese sandwich variations. To change up the taste of a goat cheese grilled cheese. Try using a different flavored goat cheese like honey goat cheese, plain flavored goat cheese, or garlic and herbs goat cheese. You can also add fruit like blackberries, strawberries, and even apple slices to goat cheese for a sweeter taste.
Ingredients
This goat cheese grilled cheese is made with plenty of fresh vegetables. However, if you’d like a sweeter version of this American classic with a spicy kick try goat cheese grilled cheese with red pepper jelly, arugula, and spinach.
- Sourdough Bread
- Goat Cheese
- Spinach
- Arugula
- Avocado
- Tomato
- Salt & Pepper
What is the Best way to Eat Goat Cheese?
Goat cheese is known to have a stronger taste and tastes similar to cottage cheese when compared. Adding goat cheese to a salad with strawberries or apples could be tasty since goat cheese is known to be a little tangy.
However, if you enjoy the taste of this tangy cheese alternative adding goat cheese to a grilled cheese with fresh vegetables is an appetizing way to enjoy this chevre!
The best way to eat chevre is to make a grilled cheese sandwich or enjoy crumbled in a freshly, chopped, salad.
For an unhealthy option fried goat cheese is delectable and a nice treat from time to time. When nutrition isn’t being considered.
How to Make Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese
- Slice tomato thin. Slice tomato thin so the sandwich doesn’t become soggy from tomato juices when frying. Tomato should be almost see through.
- Spread goat cheese on each slice of bread. The first step is to spread cheese evenly on each slice of bread as the first layer of the grilled cheese sandwich.
- Layer spinach and arugula. The next step is to layer a thick layer of spinach on one side of bread and another layer of arugula on the other slice of bread.
- Place thinly sliced tomato on the bread. Make sure to place the tomato on the spinach side of the bread. Put the sandwich together and fry. Placing thinly sliced tomato between spinach and arugula prevents bread from becoming soggy when frying.
- Cook grilled cheese in a pan. layer each piece of bread with mayonnaise and cook in a pan on medium heat or low heat depending how crispy you like your grilled cheese. Cook until each side has a golden brown color.
Toppings that Go Well with Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese
Goat cheese grilled cheese has become a popular way to eat this sandwich. There are many versatile ways to enjoy this trendy version of an American favorite.
I almost can’t think of anything that wouldn’t taste good on this grilled cheese. What toppings to add all depends on what taste you are looking for.
Fresh vegetables are tasty and add a lot of nutritional benefits. You can even add fruit with vegetables and by adding fruit you add a bit of sweetness to take away from the slightly tangy taste of goat cheese.
Here is a list of good goat cheese grilled cheese toppings.
- Spinach
- Arugula
- Avocado
- Tomato
- Red Onion
- Roasted Peppers
- Cucumber
- Mushrooms
- Bacon
- Vegan Bacon
- Blackberries
- Strawberries
- Peach Slices
- Sliced Apples
- Fig
- Raspberries
- Pepper Jelly
- Honey
How do you Keep Goat Cheese Creamy?
Mash goat cheese in a bowl before spreading. You can also add a tiny amount of milk if needed. However, the brand used in this recipe doesn’t need it. Get an easy spread brand of goat cheese and goat cheese will spread like butter.
Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese with Fresh Vegetables
Goat cheese grilled cheese with spinach, arugula, mashed, avocado, and thinly, sliced, tomato is a new trendy way to enjoy an American favorite.....Grilled Cheese!
Ingredients
- 8 slices, sourdough bread, or any style of deli bread you prefer
- 4 oz Primo Taglio goat cheese
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 1 cup arugula
- 1 avocado, mashed
- 1 tomato, thinly, sliced
- mayo
- smoked paprika
- crushed red pepper
- garlic powder
- pinch of brisket pepper or sprinkle, black pepper
- Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Mash avocado and sprinkle with smoked paprika, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, salt, and use a pinch of brisket pepper. Or just sprinkle lightly with black pepper.
- Thinly, slice tomato. Tomato should be almost see through.
- Spread goat cheese evenly on each slice of bread and then spread mashed avocado evenly on each slice of bread.
- Top one slice of bread with arugula and one slice of bread with spinach.
- Add thinly, sliced tomato between arugula and spinach. Assemble grilled cheese.
- Coat each side of bread with mayo and sprinkle bread lightly with Italian seasoning.
- Heat pan to sizziling hot and put sandwich mayonnaise side down. Cook on medium for 3 minutes each side for extra crispy. For golden brown sandwich cook on medium low for about 4-5 minutes each side.
Notes
Thinly slice tomato, tomato should be almost see through.
Mash avocado and season with spices.
Cook grilled cheese on medium heat and cook for 3 minutes on each side for a charred grilled cheese.
Cook grilled cheese on medium low for 4-5 minutes each side for a slightly browned grilled cheese.
Use mayonnaise instead of butter for crispy, edges.
Watch grilled cheese carefully each stoves heat temperature is different.