Time to fess up: How often/long do you look at Pinterest? I'm probably a 15 minute a day kind of girl. I was perusing the other day, scrolling through the hundreds of pins and images when I was immediately stopped in my tracks. I saw the most beautiful sandwich my eyes have ever seen. I even commented on it, which I never do: "WOW. I am salivating! That looks so yummy - and the best part is... I have a bunch of blackberries in my fridge!!" Yes, I knew at that very moment, what I would be making this weekend. If you want to start drooling, click here. Seriously, this girl knows how to make a sandwich and her photography skills are top notch as well!
Mine is a bit "ghettofied" as I didn't have all of her premium ingredients on hand. But, the result was still such an amazing blend of flavors!
Why mine is ghetto:
I didn't have fresh warm loaf bread. I used regular sliced multigrain.
I didn't have fontina cheese to slice. I used a 4 cheese Italian blend - of Mozzarella, Asiago, Romano, & Provolone. Then I added a few chunks of goat cheese for added flavor (not so ghetto).
I didn't carefully slice my basil leaves. I put whole basil leaves on there and let my mouth do the cutting.
I didn't use olive oil to pan fry the bread. I slathered on some spreadable butter.
So it started with this:
Then, I smashed them with a fork:
Then, I spread the smashed berries onto one side of the bread and covered with 5 large basil leaves. (I was a bit wary of this combo...but was so happy with the result!) I topped the other side with the 4 cheese blend and a few chunks of goat cheese.
And voila, Smashed Blackberry & Basil Grilled Cheese:
For step by step instructions and the full ingredient list, please check out her original recipe here.
I will definitely be making this again!
Question:
Do you ever make "weird" grilled cheese combos? If so, what do you include on them?
Do you ever drool over Pinterest recipes? What catches your eye the most?
Time to fess up: How often/long do you look at Pinterest? I'm probably a 15 minute a day kind of girl. I was perusing the other day, scrolling through the hundreds of pins and images when I was immediately stopped in my tracks. I saw the most beautiful sandwich my eyes have ever seen. I even commented on it, which I never do: "WOW. I am salivating! That looks so yummy - and the best part is... I have a bunch of blackberries in my fridge!!" Yes, I knew at that very moment, what I would be making this weekend. If you want to start drooling, click here. Seriously, this girl knows how to make a sandwich and her photography skills are top notch as well!
Mine is a bit "ghettofied" as I didn't have all of her premium ingredients on hand. But, the result was still such an amazing blend of flavors!
Why mine is ghetto:
So it started with this:
Then, I smashed them with a fork:
Then, I spread the smashed berries onto one side of the bread and covered with 5 large basil leaves. (I was a bit wary of this combo...but was so happy with the result!) I topped the other side with the 4 cheese blend and a few chunks of goat cheese.
And voila, Smashed Blackberry & Basil Grilled Cheese:
For step by step instructions and the full ingredient list, please check out her original recipe here.
I will definitely be making this again!
Question: