How To Make Mediterranean Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Feta cheese, combined with Mozzarella cheese and olives, makes this Mediterranean grilled cheese sandwich a simple yet flavorful Greek-inspired sandwich.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2slicesrustic white bread,or sourdough bread
- 1tbspextra virgin olive oil,divided
- 2ozMozarella cheese,shredded
- 1ozWisconsin Feta cheese,crumbled
- 2cupsspinach,fresh
- 4Roma tomato slices
- 2tbspblack olives,diced
- 1tbspred onion,finely chopped
- 2tspfresh basil,chopped
- ¼tspgarlic,finely minced
- black pepper,freshly ground
Instructions
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Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a non-stick 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
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Once hot, add garlic and spinach and saute until spinach begins to wilt about 30 seconds. Remove from heat, stir in basil, and set aside.
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To assemble the sandwich, spread Mozzarella and Feta cheese over one slice of bread into an even layer. Layer tomatoes in a single layer over cheese.
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Spread spinach mixture over tomatoes then sprinkle olives and red onions over tomatoes. Season with freshly ground black pepper and top with the remaining slice of bread.
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Spread 1 teaspoon olive oil evenly over the skillet, add sandwich, and heat over medium-low heat.
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Cook until the bottom is golden brown for about 3 to 4 minutes, then remove the sandwich from the pan.
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Spread the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil evenly in the skillet, carefully rotate the sandwich to the opposite side, and return to pan over medium-low heat.
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Cover skillet with the lid and cook until bottom is golden brown for about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 639.73kcal
- Fat: 42.89g
- Saturated Fat: 17.86g
- Trans Fat: 0.68g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 17.67g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.63g
- Carbohydrates: 39.45g
- Fiber: 5.94g
- Sugar: 8.28g
- Protein: 26.98g
- Cholesterol: 83.06mg
- Sodium: 1097.07mg
- Calcium: 694.77mg
- Potassium: 790.00mg
- Iron: 5.01mg
- Vitamin A: 517.60µg
- Vitamin C: 33.06mg
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