Inside-out Grilled Cheese Sandwich With Red Onion Jam

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 red onions, peeled and cut in very thin match-sized strips
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup grenadine
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 12 slices whole grain bread, such as sunflower seed, 2 x 2-inch square and 1/8 inch thick, crusts removed
• melted butter (about 1/3 cup)
• 24 slices queso blanco or 24 slices queso blanco con frutas cheese, 2 x 2-inch square and 1/4 inch thick

Recipe

• 1 red onion jam:.
• 2 sauté red onion in the oil, cooking slowly until wilted, about 20 minutes. do not brown. add remaining jam ingredients. cook for about 20 minutes, until thickened.
• 3 sandwich:.
• 4 brush the bread slices on both sides with melted butter. toast until golden brown.
• 5 heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. lightly grill the cheese squares until golden brown on both sides.
• 6 place 12 of the cheese squares on a cutting board. top each with a teaspoon of red onion jam and then a slice of the toasted bread. top bread with another teaspoon of red onion jam. top each sandwich with a slice of the remaining queso blanco cheese. press sandwich together.
• 7 if preparing ahead, warm sandwiches in a 350 degree f oven just before serving.