Truffle French Onion Grilled Cheese
This truffle French onion grilled cheese is the salty, savory sandwich of your dreams! Made with flavorful caramelized onions, rich truffle gruyere cheese, crunchy toasted sourdough, and a quick dip of blue cheese, this grilled cheese is truly the ultimate comfort sandwich.
Servings: 1 sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion sliced lengthwise
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 oz truffle gruyere cheese shredded
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 slices sourdough or thick-cut bread
Instructions
- While slicing the onions, heat the olive oil in a stainless steel pan on medium-low heat for a couple minutes.
- Add onion slices to the pan and lower heat slightly. Season with a hearty pinch of salt.
- Keep onions cooking over medium-low heat for about 45 minutes until they reach a deep golden brown color. Stir every few minutes to prevent sticking. If the onions are getting brown or black/burned too quickly, lower your heat.
- When the onions are done, put them into a bowl with the shredded cheese and let them sit until the onions melt the cheese. You can also microwave the bowl for a few seconds if the cheese isn't melting enough just from the heat of the onions.
- Butter both sides of the bread slices, grease the pan a bit more, and assemble the grilled cheese in the pan. Heat on both sides for a couple minutes each, until the bread is toasted and golden brown.
- Remove from heat and serve with a side of blue cheese for extra flavor!
Notes
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Microwave if needed. The heat from your onions should melt the cheese right away, but if it needs a bit of help, you can microwave the bowl of onions and cheese for ten seconds to do the trick.
- Deglaze your pan. While caramelizing your onions, if the bottom of your pan is getting sticky at all, add a bit of water to the pan and let it lift up all those yummy brown bits - the onions will reabsorb everything, especially the flavor!