You'll love this salsa cheddar grilled cheese even if mild salsa is all you like! Salsa adds great flavor and texture to a melty grilled cheese.
recipe originally published April 16, 2012
Add salsa to your grilled cheese!
Even if you don't like spicy heat, you can enjoy a salsa cheddar grilled cheese! Adding a mild salsa to grilled cheese still brings another great layer of flavor and texture. A super tasty option is this mango salsa, combining sweet and savory. One of my favorites for grilled cheese is this sesame jalapeno salsa (which is sort of a short cut to make a jalapeno popper grilled cheese).
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Salsa Grilled Cheese
Make this grilled cheese your own spice level with your favorite salsa. Melty cheddar and a chunky salsa turn your grilled cheese into a flavorful nacho sandwich.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dairy free butter or olive oil
- 4 slices gluten free bread
- ½ cup dairy free grated cheddar
- 4 tablespoons salsa
Instructions
- Divide grated cheese equally between the other slices of bread.
- Melt butter / oil in a skillet over medium low* heat.
- Place each piece of bread on warm skillet in melted butter / oil. Cover with a lid to melt cheese as bread cooks up grilled and crispy.
- As cheese melts, add salsa to one side of bread for each sandwich.
- Continue to cook to warm salsa.
- Place one slice of bread on another to make a sandwich.
- Remove from heat. Let sandwich sit for a few minutes before slicing.
Notes
*watch temperature closely and adjust so there is enough heat to melt the cheese and toast the bread without burning
TIPS FOR A PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE
- Cook slowly, over low heat
- Use a lid to add steam (add a small amount of water to skillet before covering for more steam!)
- Cook each side of one sandwich separate, open faced
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 311Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 535mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 4gSugar: 7gProtein: 7g
nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
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elsie rivers says
this is absolutely delicious! i had no salsa at home so i used garlic pasta sauce, and it was still amazing. maybe someday i'll try it with salsa too 🙂
Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning says
The sandwich idea is kind of genius. I actually can't believe I've never heard of a nacho grilled cheese before...
And my favorite part of this whole post: For this sandwich I may have spent another mile on the treadmill, but it was worth every step.
Grandma Wrinkles says
what??? head, exploded. where DO you come up with it all?
DMW
Kath (My Funny Little Life) says
Oooooohhhhh I hope you won't have a tornado on those remaining days! The sandwich looks nice, I love the colors!
Magic of Spice says
Tornado, yikes! Hope everything is OK!
This is such a fun idea...looks good 🙂
spabettiemom says
Raining frogs.......interesting....wish the next door neighbors frogs would hop over to our pond.......Yes mom was worried.....thanks for all the updates..I'll feel better when you guys have touched down at home. Next time I come over we'll make that sandwich!!!
Tommy says
oh and um, YUUUUUM
Tommy says
what's happenin mama, thinkin of you all. be safe XO
Pure2raw twins says
totally have to make this for Gary, he would love it!!!
can never go wrong with a good grilled cheese!