Fig and Pear Grilled Cheese
Shanthi Appelo, MS, RD
| 1 min read
This recipe puts a sense of class into a grilled cheese. The bitterness of the Brie cheese is perfectly accompanied by the fig jam. If you don’t have fig jam, any other type of jam will provide a hint of sweetness to cut the bitterness.
Total Time:
20 minutes
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cooking Difficulty:
Easy
Serving Amount
Ingredients
4 slices whole wheat bread
butter-flavored spray oil
2 Tbsp fig jam
4 oz Brie cheese or goat cheese
1⁄2 pear, sliced
Instructions
Step 1
Spray one side of the bread slices with butter-flavored spray.
Step 2
Place a skillet over low to medium/low heat. Immediately add 2 slices of bread with the sprayed side-down.
Step 3
Add fig jam, pear slices and cheese on one of the pieces of bread, cover with the other piece of toast and flip the sandwich over.
Step 4
Continue sautéing, flipping once, until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut in half diagonally to serve. Enjoy!
