National Grill Cheese Day with T-Fal USA

Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!

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Who doesn't love a fun foodie holiday?

Not me - that's for sure! So, in honor of the humble Grilled Cheese - let's whoop it up and enjoy the day! (As if we needed an excuse to indulge in a cheesy, gooey, delicious hot melted sandwich!)

The Classic American Grilled Cheese is a culinary staple, but let's face it. Been there. Done that.

So let's do a recipe upgrade, with T-fal's Four Cheese Gourmet Grilled Cheese.


The key to this sandwich's crispily delightful look and taste is that it is grilled to perfection in the T-fal Optigrill Plus, (product info below).  I mean really, a grill cheese with grill marks? Win Win!

T-fal's Four Cheese Gourmet Grilled Cheese

2 Servings / Preparation Time: 5 min.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp (15 ml) melted butter
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) finely chopped
• Fresh parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• A pinch of black pepper

• 1 tbsp (15 ml) finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 slices fresh crusty bread, about1/2-inch (1 cm) thick
• 4 slices Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) shredded Gruyere cheese

Instructions:

1. Blend the butter with the parsley, Parmesan cheese, garlic and pepper until well combined. Spread the butter mixture evenly over one side of each slice of bread. Place a slice of Cheddar, on the unbuttered side, of the other 2 slices of bread. Toss the mozzarella with the Gruyere and sprinkle over the Cheddar. Top the sandwiches with the remaining bread, buttered-side-out.
2. Turn the T-fal OptiGrill Plus on. Select the sandwich program and press OK. Once the purple indicator light has stopped flashing, place the sandwiches on the grill and close the lid.
3. Cook until the indicator light has changed to red or until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasted.

TIPS:

• The combination possibilities for this sandwich are endless! Add bacon, ham, salami, turkey, tomato, basil, sage or roasted red peppers.
• Substitute any combination of favorite cheeses for those suggested in the recipe.
• Serve this sandwich with a hot bowl of soup for a warming lunch or light supper.

T-fal OptiGrill Plus

The T-fal OptiGrill Plus is the new, one-of-a-kind way to grill indoors. The innovative OptiGrill Plus features a cooking sensor that guarantees a perfectly cooked meal every time. The built-in sensor automatically adapts to the thickness of your food and delivers perfect doneness from rare to well-done for six different programs: burgers, poultry, Panini, sausage and pork, red meat and fish. The OptiGrill Plus' unique temperature gauge allows the savvy home cook to have total control when cooking foods on the manual setting. Users can customize and adjust the temperature from keep warm, low, medium and high, allowing for a range of preparation options beyond the current preset functions. The OptiGrill Plus features angled plates that allow fat to drip off easily into the extra-large drip tray. The brushed stainless steel exterior is sleek and compact for easy storage and the removable cooking plates and drip tray are dishwasher safe for fast and easy clean up.

Available at Bed Bath & Beyond. SRP: $179.99