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.

Today I wanted something different, something a little spicier, so I made up the following recipe. Grilled cheese sandwiches with gooey melted cheese, summer roasted tomatoes, fresh basil and crispy buttery bread slices. One of the best breakfast or lunch. You can have Tomato and basil grilled cheese sandwich using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

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.
You need 1 sprig of fresh basil.
Prepare 1 of little bit of cheddar and cream cheese.
Prepare To taste of pepper & salt.
Prepare of Some jalapenos (optional).
It's 1 tbsp of softened Butter.

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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!!!.

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