Grilled Cheese With Gruyère and Bacon-Onion Compote
With Gruyère and a Bacon-Onion Compote, this is the best comfort food sandwich ever! It's bursting with smoky, sweet and rich flavors.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 to 2
Calories: 246kcal
- 1 strip applewood smoked bacon
- 2 tablespoons caramelized onions (click here for How to Caramelize Onions)
- 1 small French baguette
- olive oil
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- about 3 ounces Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced
- about 1 dozen basil leaves, washed and dried
In a medium-sized sauté pan, cook the bacon until it's crisp, about 1 minute per side. Drain the bacon on a paper towel, crumble it into small pieces and mix it into the caramelized onion. Set aside.
Preheat a stove-top grill or BBQ. Cut the baguette in half lengthwise, rub a bit of olive oil on the crust, and spread the inside of each half with the mustard.
Place both halves of the baguette on the grill once it's hot -- crust side down. Add the sliced cheese to one side and top it with the basil leaves and an even layer of the bacon-caramelized onion mixture. Once the bread has a nice char on it, turn the heat to low, and complete the sandwich by placing the top of the baguette on the onions. Use a flat-bottomed, metal spatula to put pressure on the top -- to flatten the sandwich a bit. Once the cheese has melted, remove the sandwich from the grill. Let it sit a couple of minutes and then cut it in half. Eat!
If you don't have a stove-top grill or BBQ, this sandwich is also delicious if you make it in a sauté pan, panini maker -- or you can even use a waffle maker!
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