Fig and Brie Grilled Cheese

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This fig and brie grilled cheese is the next step up from the classic comfort food, full of fresh fall figs and creamy cheese.

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I'm kicking things off with a fig and brie grilled cheese. As a child, grilled cheese was American cheese between two slices white bread. And I'll let you in on a little secret: I sometimes still like it that way.

But since then, I've learned that you can use different varieties of cheese. You can add other flavorings, like thinly sliced fruit or veggies.

Now, not all types of cheese work well in grilled cheese. It should be a good melting cheese. For example, goat cheese tastes wonderful with figs, but it doesn't melt well, so brie is a better choice. If you start with room temperature cheese, it will melt even better. With brie specifically, if you don't care for the taste of the rind, you can cut it off.

And if you can't find fresh figs, you can substitute fig spread instead. In larger grocers, it will usually be with the specialty cheeses, or you can find it in specialty cheese shops. You can try dried figs, too, but you'll want to soak them in hot liquid for about 5 minutes to soften them up before adding to the sandwich.

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Fig and Brie Grilled Cheese

Yield: 2 sandwiches

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

This fig and brie grilled cheese is the next step up from the classic comfort food, full of fresh fall figs and creamy cheese.

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Ingredients

• 4 slices hearty white bread
• 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 6 oz double cream brie, at room temperature (rind removed if desired)
• 2 to 3 figs, sliced thinly

Instructions

1. Spread the butter on one side of each slide of bread.
2. Place a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Place two of the slides of bread, butter-side down, in the pan. Layer one quarter of the brie onto each slide of bread, divide the figs between the pieces of bread, and top each with another quarter of the brie.
3. Top each with another slice of bread, butter-side up.
4. Cook until the bottom of each sandwich is light golden brown (or darker, if desired), then carefully flip each sandwich over and cook until light golden brown.
5. Slide in half and serve.

Notes

Figs have a lmited season, so if you can't find fresh ones, you can substitute fig preserves instead.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 776Total Fat: 62gSaturated Fat: 38gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 176mgSodium: 421mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 4gSugar: 18gProtein: 12g

I am not a certified nutritionist. This nutrition information is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only.

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