Grilled Cheese With Roasted Tomato Spread
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 4 plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
- 2 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 6 to 8 fresh basil leaves
- Dash of kosher salt
- Dash of black pepper
- 4 teaspoons canola mayonnaise
- 2 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- 4 ounces 2% reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded (1 cup)
- 8 (1-ounce) slices whole-grain bread
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Combine 1 teaspoon oil, tomatoes, and garlic on a baking sheet. Bake at 400u0b0 for 20 minutes. Remove skins from tomatoes; discard skins. Squeeze garlic to extract pulp; discard garlic skins. Combine tomatoes, garlic pulp, basil, salt, and pepper in a mini food processor; pulse 10 times.
- Combine mayonnaise and cream cheese in a medium bowl. Add cheddar, stirring well to combine (mixture will be very thick). Spread one-fourth of cheese mixture (about 2 tablespoons) over each of 4 bread slices; top each with about 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato mixture and 1 bread slice. Lightly coat outsides of sandwiches with cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil; swirl to coat. Place sandwiches in pan; cook 3 minutes or until lightly browned (do not flip). Remove sandwiches from pan. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil; swirl to coat. Turn sandwiches over, and add to pan; cook 3 minutes or until lightly browned and cheese melts. Cut in half; serve immediately.
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olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, basil, kosher salt, black pepper, canola mayonnaise, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, bread, cooking spray
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-cheese-tomato-spread (may not work)