Caprese Grilled Cheese
Switch up your sandwich game with this easy Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich. It's made with tomato, fresh mozzarella and a delicious basil mayonnaise, and ready in 5 minutes!
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 2 tbsp butter softened
- 1 vine ripe tomato sliced
- 3 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
for the mayo:
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- juice from 1 lemon
- handful of spinach optional
Instructions
- Before you can make the sandwich, you'll need to make the mayonnaise. Add all mayo ingredients to a small blender or food processor and pulse until smooth; set aside.
- For the sandwich: butter 1 side of each piece of bread. Place one piece of bread, butter side down, in a nonstick skillet.
- Put sliced tomato and mozzarella overtop of that piece of bread.
- Spread basil mayo on the other side of the second piece of bread before placing it, mayo side down and butter side up, overtop of the tomato and cheese.
- Cook the sandwich for 3-4 minutes on the first side over medium heat, then carefully flip it over and cook it for 1-2 more minutes until the bread is golden brown. Enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are an estimation
*To make this vegan, simply use vegan butter, mayo and mozzarella cheese; can be gluten free if you use gluten free bread
Nutrition
Calories: 644kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 1032mg | Potassium: 560mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3567IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 579mg | Iron: 4mg
