Grilled Cheese for Grown-ups

You know those days when you open the refrigerator and just stand there staring into it?

You’re hungry. But you don’t feel like taking the time to cook anything fancy.

You’re not in the mood to throw together a salad. Or to snack on veggies & hummus. But that’s all you see in the fridge.

This has (obviously) happened to me more than once. And I can almost guarantee you know what I’m talking about.

But inspiration hit me recently. I saw Ezekiel bread. I saw goat cheese.

And what more could a girl want, really? It’s no secret that I love goat cheese. It tops the list of my all-time favorite foods (right up there alongside pineapple and lima beans).

And so I ended up with a Grilled Goat Cheese Sandwich!

You can’t beat a good Grilled Cheese sandwich. It definitely brought back memories of slapping a couple slices of plastic American cheese onto slices of soggy white bread and popping it in the toaster oven. Ah, childhood…

At least I have a better grasp of nutrition these days!

In this case, I spread goat cheese on 2 pieces of Ezekiel bread, heated up some grapeseed oil in a skillet (just enough to cover the bottom of the pan), then placed the bread, cheese side up, in the oil to cook. Once the cheese got soft, I put the pieces together. Voila! Lunch in a jiffy.

Had I been to the grocery store prior to this bout of culinary inspiration, I would have also put in a fat tomato slice and some fresh basil.

Or served it plain with a big bowl of homemade tomato soup.

Ok, now it’s your turn! What is your favorite healthy grilled cheese recipe?