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When you think of comfort food, what comes to mind? Chicken soup. Pot roast. Mashed potatoes. Maybe pizza and pasta. OR, the epic and quintessential beloved grilled cheese sandwich! Well, this caribbean grilled double cheese sandwich will, for sure, make you feel all warm and fuzzy and gooey and loved inside because it's packed with cheese and the sweet taste of grilled pineapple for a hint of sweetness!
You're gonna bite into the crispy grilled bread and immediately wonder what hit your palate with the creamy goodliness of two and possibly three cheeses! Yep, we're not cuttin' corners on this one! And, then you get that pop and burst of a warm pineapple bite. I mean, OMG OMG! That's what your head's gonna be saying as you hope the bite will last a lifetime!
You know Dole Packaged Foods or Dole Sunshine as the 'king of pineapple'! Well, now you're gonna know pineapple as the 'king of grilled cheese sandwiches'! Just try it, and let me know whatcha think! xoxo ~ally
caribbean grilled double cheese sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 Dole Sunshine Sliced Pineapples, drained and more moisture patted out with paper towels
- 1/16 (or large pinch) sea salt
- 1/8 tsp. coarse ground pepper
- 2 slices sourdough bread, artisan style preferred, sliced about ½ to ¾" thick
- 3 Tbl. butter, salted, room temperature for easy spreading
- 2 slices pepperjack cheese
- 2 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup fresh spinach and arugula greens
- 3 Tbl. whipped cream cheese, optional
Instructions
- Sprinkle the salt and pepper on the pineapple slice.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet on medium high heat. Let it get hot. Put one tablespoon of butter in the skillet and the pineapples. Grill on each side about 75 seconds. Remove to a plate
- Reduce heat to medium low.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread. Start building the sandwich to grill.
- On the unbuttered side of one slice, put the pepperjack cheese slices. Add the seared pineapple slices. Add the cheddar cheese slices. Top with the greens.
- Put the whipped cream cheese on the unbuttered side of the top slice of bread (yes, your hand will get some butter on it from the other side). Place the whipped cream side on top of the greens (this will 'glue' the greens in place, too).
- Cover the sandwich with a lid for about 60-75 seconds or until golden brown on the bottom side.
- Carefully flip the sandwich with a spatula. Press down gently with a somewhat flexible egg flipper. Cover with the lid for about 60-90 seconds or until the bottom bread is crispy golden brown.
- Optional: Add more arugula greens to the sandwich by stuffing in/around the sandwich.
- Remove to a cutting board. Slice at an angle. Serve immediately.
Notes
If you want to add a protein like deli sliced smoked ham, turkey or another meat, that's also an option. Fold over the meat slices and place on top the cream cheese when grilling.
https://allyskitchen.com/caribbean-grilled-double-cheese-sandwich/
