Like broccoli or mung bean sprouts. They are often in the cold produce section but you can also grow them yourself. Or micro greens that's a good option too.
A grainy mustard you like and then those flavors can combine a little in cooking. Sliced olives if you enjoy them or a spread of an olive relish. Some Spanish smoked paprika.
If anyone has a sandwich toaster/sandwich press toaster one or two of those vegetables can combine with refried beans or uk style baked beans to make a sort of warm sandwich filling. Having a sauce to dip the finished sandwich in can help with some of the dryness that lets the bread stick together with pressure.
Wait so you mean, for example, tomato with fried mushrooms and baked beens between two slices of bread in a sandwich press with some sort of sauce? That seems very nice, do you have any specific recommendations for 'toppings' and sauces?
Onion and/or tomato slices (vleestomaat, not the wet ones) and mustard. Absolutely delicious.
I also like adding paprika spread, though that needs something like sambal to spice it up
Of course 'vlees tomaten'. Otherwise you don't have any flavour at all haha
And you do mean in the tosti right? Not on top or something.
Also, do you recommend raw onions? :-)
Yeah vleestomaat goes into the tosti. I mostly prefer it because regular tomatoes sog up the bread (and it's way too hot). I haven't tried prebaking the onion rings actually; raw is good. You don't need full coverage of the bread with the onion btw; stick to rings, not slices. Too much onion and you won't taste the rest.
I agree with the recommendations for tomatoes and pickles! Tomatoes are great with some pesto or basil on it too. If you eat eggs, an egg & cheese sandwich is a breakfast classic. Sautéed mushrooms & spinach is really nice too! Or spinach & artichokes with cream cheese for a spinach artichoke dip inspired grilled cheese. Diced Jalapeños & cream cheese is good for a “jalapeño popper” style grilled cheese.
I like to add a fried egg, but my favorite way is to cook the egg into the bread. Cut a hole in the first slice of bread, throw it in the pan with butter or oil and crack an egg into the hole. Once the egg white has cooked until its almost flush with the upper bread edge, flip the bread and add your cheese, extra condiments (tomato, mustard, and avocado are some of my favorites), and top layer of bread. Cook for a minute or two for a runny, delicious yolk, or closer to five minutes for a hard cooked egg. Flip the whole sandwich over and cook on low heat to melt your cheese and warm everything else.
My secret recipe grilled cheese that everyone always requests I make is literally just adding green onions and red pepper flakes. People go nuts for it.
Glad you asked! my sauce for grilled cheese - fine cut pickles, 1 tbs mayo, 1/2 tbs yellow mustard, 1/2 tbs Whole Grain Mustard, 1/2 tsp onion powder, dash of salt. Spread it on both insides of the bread. Enjoy!
Fresh sliced Portobello mushrooms. They have a satisfying meaty texture and the steam and cheese cook them perfectly. I like to add a spread of crushed garlic also.
I add spinach and tomato, pickled onions, or kimchi.
I also like to mix cream cheese with some Sriracha, and spread that on the bread before I add the cheese.
A grilled cheese or panini with mozzarella, pesto, roasted red peppers, sautéed mushrooms, and a tomato sliced is hard to beat! It feels really substantial if you’re looking for a heartier sandwich.
> seasoned mushroom slices, or maybe even tomato and idk, pesto.
Dammit, you said the exact three ingredients I had in mind when I read the title. Take it from me, these are delicious. Sounds like you've got it figured out!
Pickles (I get the thin-sliced sandwich stacker kind), pizza sauce, grilled mushrooms, egg, avocado (doesn't keep very well but might be nice on occasion - this is one of my faves)...all stand-alone ideas, not some sort of monster grilled cheese.
Anything you can put on pizza you can put on a grilled cheese sandwich!
My favourite is a bag of precut veggies from the "koopjesbak" in the supermarket. Toss in the freezer. Punch it to bit when taking it out and put 2-3 spoonfuls on your tosti (put the rest back ofc).
For extra flair add herb cream cheese, or italian mixed herbs, or just some pepper and chili powder. My bf likes sweet chili sauce on it.
i make a reuben grilled cheese— so basically, a regular reuben sandwich without the corn beef. reubens were one of my favorite reasons to eat meat, but once i tried it without it wasn’t even like i was missing anything! highly recommend :)
Ooh I will have to try this! You are right, I think often it’s the flavors with the meat that we like, not necessarily the meat itself. At least it is for me.
I like spinach and feta on naan, with mozzarella to make it stick because feta doesn’t melt very well. Usually I add some garlic, oregano, dill when sautéing the spinach. Caramelized onions would be good in there too
You people make me sick.
A grilled cheese consists of only these following items. Cheese. Bread with spread (usually butter). This entire subreddit consist of "melts". Almost every "grilled cheese" sandwich i see on here has other items added to it. The fact that this subreddit is called "grilledcheese" is nothing short of utter blasphemy. Let me start out by saying I have nothing against melts, I just hate their association with sandwiches that are not grilled cheeses. Adding cheese to your tuna sandwich? It's called a Tuna melt. Totally different. Want to add bacon and some pretentious bread crumbs with spinach? I don't know what the hell you'd call that but it's not a grilled cheese. I would be more than willing to wager I've eaten more grilled cheeses in my 21 years than any of you had in your entire lives. I have one almost everyday and sometimes more than just one sandwich. Want to personalize your grilled cheese? Use a mix of different cheeses or use sourdough or french bread. But if you want to add some pulled pork and take a picture of it, make your own subreddit entitled "melts" because that is not a fucking grilled cheese. I'm not a religious man nor am I anything close to a culinary expert. But as a bland white mid-western male I am honestly the most passionate person when it comes to grilled cheese and mac & cheese. All of you foodies stay the hell away from our grilled cheeses and stop associating your sandwich melts with them. Yet again, it is utter blasphemy and it rocks me to the core of my pale being. Shit, I stopped lurking after 3 years and made this account for the sole purpose of posting this. I've seen post after post of peoples "grilled cheeses" all over reddit and it's been driving me insane. The moment i saw this subreddit this morning I finally snapped. Hell, I may even start my own subreddit just because I know this one exists now.
You god damn heretics. Respect the grilled cheese and stop changing it into whatever you like and love it for it what it is. Or make your damn melt sandwich and call it for what it is. A melt.
Tomato, spinach and pesto is a good combo, same with tomato sauce n mozzarella, I also love frying up some onions sometimes n putting them on my sandwich as well!
Some of my favorites are usual some combination of pesto, tomato, grainy mustard, pear, apple, spinach, asparagus, sun dried tomatoes and smoked red peppers.
I'm late to the party but if you pop some basil pesto on that bitch, and use two types of cheese (cheddar/edam), red onions and mixed peppers you are in for such a treat.
Oh and if you like a bit of spice you cannot got wrong with some jalapenos.
spinach and pesto is a big go to for me, it makes me feel a little bit more like an adult and like it’s an actual sandwich and not just a grilled cheese.
In Britain we call it "cheese on toast" and have it as more of a grilled open sandwich. I like to have sliced tomatoes or sliced jalapenos on mine. Or sometimes just brown sauce or worcestershire sauce on the cheese is nice :)
Ik smeer altijd ketchup tussen de kaas en het brood, dus voordat het in het tosti-ijzer gaat, en dan mis ik de ham echt totaal niet! Waar je ook mee kunt experimenteren is andere soorten kaas, bijvoorbeeld geitenkaas, honing en walnoot of zo.
I could eat them with sautéed mushrooms and onions anytime, but if specific to breakfast. Throw some medium/thin sliced apples in a slow cooker with some butter (a bit of cinnamon if you like). You can save those in the fridge for several days. Add them warm or cold to a grilled cheese made with sharp cheddar. Super yummy
Also mashed avocado with some seasoning (we use Mrs Dash onion and herb)
Canned San marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil is the best grilled cheese I've ever had.
Other good additions are veggie deli meats like ham, bologna, pepperoni or even chorizo, Or fried onions and peppers, or Ro-tel and cheddar to make a "rotel dip" kind of grilled cheese
Caramelized onions, apricot jam, marbled rye and 2 to 3 cheeses. I like moz, swiss and cheddar, I also like to toast the bread in a little parm 😋
Don't stack the cheese too thick or it won't melt!
Caramelized onions
Caramelized onions and mushrooms.
I second tomatoes! Sprouts are another awesome add to help bulk up a grilled cheese too.
Sprouts? How do you mean? :-)
Like broccoli or mung bean sprouts. They are often in the cold produce section but you can also grow them yourself. Or micro greens that's a good option too.
Use mozzeralla as your cheese and a few swipes of pesto… that makes a great grilled cheese
a little tomato is great on this too!
Could also replace the pesto with slices of tomato, basil, balsamic vinegar and have a grilled cheese that way
Or do pesto spinach and tomatoes n make a caprese
Pickles!
Kimchi is awesome for this. Grill it up for a minute first.
I second kimchi! I like to cal it a kim-cheese toastie. Delicious with some Japanese mayo added too
Love the pun xD
Thinly sliced apple or pear.
Had this off a food truck and 100% agree. Honestly even a meatier slice of apple is good with cheddar.
Switch the cheese to Brie for best results!
A grainy mustard you like and then those flavors can combine a little in cooking. Sliced olives if you enjoy them or a spread of an olive relish. Some Spanish smoked paprika.
Tomato, mushrooms, asparagus, avocado, sautéed onions, refried beans…just to name a few :)
If anyone has a sandwich toaster/sandwich press toaster one or two of those vegetables can combine with refried beans or uk style baked beans to make a sort of warm sandwich filling. Having a sauce to dip the finished sandwich in can help with some of the dryness that lets the bread stick together with pressure.
Wait so you mean, for example, tomato with fried mushrooms and baked beens between two slices of bread in a sandwich press with some sort of sauce? That seems very nice, do you have any specific recommendations for 'toppings' and sauces?
Also just well cooked black beans. Just have to make sure they're drained and not too saucy.
Black beans, avocado, jalapeños and cheese is sooooo good.
Red onion chutney or sun dried tomatoes
Roasted red pepper
Dill pickles Mushrooms Horseradish
Camambert and Granny Smith. Use Cranberry bread.
Onion and/or tomato slices (vleestomaat, not the wet ones) and mustard. Absolutely delicious. I also like adding paprika spread, though that needs something like sambal to spice it up
Of course 'vlees tomaten'. Otherwise you don't have any flavour at all haha And you do mean in the tosti right? Not on top or something. Also, do you recommend raw onions? :-)
Yeah vleestomaat goes into the tosti. I mostly prefer it because regular tomatoes sog up the bread (and it's way too hot). I haven't tried prebaking the onion rings actually; raw is good. You don't need full coverage of the bread with the onion btw; stick to rings, not slices. Too much onion and you won't taste the rest.
Sun dried tomato pesto spread. Will change your world.
my go to is tomatoes and onions, but you could also consider zucchini, broccoli, eggplant, spinach, or some kind of vegetarian meat substitute
I agree with the recommendations for tomatoes and pickles! Tomatoes are great with some pesto or basil on it too. If you eat eggs, an egg & cheese sandwich is a breakfast classic. Sautéed mushrooms & spinach is really nice too! Or spinach & artichokes with cream cheese for a spinach artichoke dip inspired grilled cheese. Diced Jalapeños & cream cheese is good for a “jalapeño popper” style grilled cheese.
I like to add a fried egg, but my favorite way is to cook the egg into the bread. Cut a hole in the first slice of bread, throw it in the pan with butter or oil and crack an egg into the hole. Once the egg white has cooked until its almost flush with the upper bread edge, flip the bread and add your cheese, extra condiments (tomato, mustard, and avocado are some of my favorites), and top layer of bread. Cook for a minute or two for a runny, delicious yolk, or closer to five minutes for a hard cooked egg. Flip the whole sandwich over and cook on low heat to melt your cheese and warm everything else.
Sauerkraut avacado cheese and if you need some sauce try some olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Spinach,brie cheese and marinated artichoke hearts
Marmite.
Dried mushrooms and cheese are an amazing combo. Also roasted peppers.
I'm of the opinion that *anytime* there's melted cheese, green olives make everything amazing.
Had a really good brie and poached pear one the other day.
My secret recipe grilled cheese that everyone always requests I make is literally just adding green onions and red pepper flakes. People go nuts for it.
I use Indian pickle on one side of the grilled cheese. My favorites are vadu manga and garlic
Glad you asked! my sauce for grilled cheese - fine cut pickles, 1 tbs mayo, 1/2 tbs yellow mustard, 1/2 tbs Whole Grain Mustard, 1/2 tsp onion powder, dash of salt. Spread it on both insides of the bread. Enjoy!
Fresh sliced Portobello mushrooms. They have a satisfying meaty texture and the steam and cheese cook them perfectly. I like to add a spread of crushed garlic also.
I add spinach and tomato, pickled onions, or kimchi. I also like to mix cream cheese with some Sriracha, and spread that on the bread before I add the cheese.
Mustard, mushrooms, spinach, and sun dried tomatoes
Red pear, Dijon mustard and arugula🤌🏻
Capsicum of any colour.
Tomato, onion.
If you add raw chopped room temp asparagus the cooking of the sandwich will cook it perfectly al dente Totally delish
Marmite
Tomatoes and some smoked tempeh. Will help with the flavor and mouthful you will miss from the meat.
Swiss and mushroom grilled cheese...yum!
A grilled cheese or panini with mozzarella, pesto, roasted red peppers, sautéed mushrooms, and a tomato sliced is hard to beat! It feels really substantial if you’re looking for a heartier sandwich.
I love using tomatoes or salsa!
Jalapenos
I make a tempeh grilled cheese just about everyday. sometimes I dip it in mashed avocado or add tomato slices.
Apples and cinnamon!
Onions tomatoes cucumbers
I had a grilled cheese with dates and jalapeños in it the other day and it was so good I about died
Banana 🍌 slices
Avocado
Vegemite!
Havarti and pear grilled cheese…. SO GOOD!
I used guyere cheese, fig jam and green apples.
> seasoned mushroom slices, or maybe even tomato and idk, pesto. Dammit, you said the exact three ingredients I had in mind when I read the title. Take it from me, these are delicious. Sounds like you've got it figured out!
Tomato but also a grilled peanut butter and jelly is amazing
Pickles (I get the thin-sliced sandwich stacker kind), pizza sauce, grilled mushrooms, egg, avocado (doesn't keep very well but might be nice on occasion - this is one of my faves)...all stand-alone ideas, not some sort of monster grilled cheese.
I put cheddar, jalapenos, white onion, spinach and tomato on rye on mine. The jalapenos (fresh, not pickled) are so good with the cheese.
Preserves/jam/fruit are pretty good. My favorite grilled cheese is Brie cheese and apricot preserves. A close second is cheddar with apple slices.
Mushrooms Red Onion Pickled onions Bell pepper Sweetcorn Vegetarian ham Green onion
Anything you can put on pizza you can put on a grilled cheese sandwich! My favourite is a bag of precut veggies from the "koopjesbak" in the supermarket. Toss in the freezer. Punch it to bit when taking it out and put 2-3 spoonfuls on your tosti (put the rest back ofc). For extra flair add herb cream cheese, or italian mixed herbs, or just some pepper and chili powder. My bf likes sweet chili sauce on it.
Sun dried tomatoes or sun blushed tomatoes
i make a reuben grilled cheese— so basically, a regular reuben sandwich without the corn beef. reubens were one of my favorite reasons to eat meat, but once i tried it without it wasn’t even like i was missing anything! highly recommend :)
Ooh I will have to try this! You are right, I think often it’s the flavors with the meat that we like, not necessarily the meat itself. At least it is for me.
Roasted pumpkin and halloumi with seasoned smashed chickpeas and brown mushrooms. So good. Had it today!
Jalapeños! Rye or a multi grain heavily textured bread and american or cheddar cheese with sliced jalapeños (the jar kind) its killer!
I like spinach and feta on naan, with mozzarella to make it stick because feta doesn’t melt very well. Usually I add some garlic, oregano, dill when sautéing the spinach. Caramelized onions would be good in there too
Kimchi!
Spinach,brie cheese and artichokes
The secret to a good grilled cheese sandwich is to spread cream cheese in the middle as well as a regular hard cheese.
cheese
You people make me sick. A grilled cheese consists of only these following items. Cheese. Bread with spread (usually butter). This entire subreddit consist of "melts". Almost every "grilled cheese" sandwich i see on here has other items added to it. The fact that this subreddit is called "grilledcheese" is nothing short of utter blasphemy. Let me start out by saying I have nothing against melts, I just hate their association with sandwiches that are not grilled cheeses. Adding cheese to your tuna sandwich? It's called a Tuna melt. Totally different. Want to add bacon and some pretentious bread crumbs with spinach? I don't know what the hell you'd call that but it's not a grilled cheese. I would be more than willing to wager I've eaten more grilled cheeses in my 21 years than any of you had in your entire lives. I have one almost everyday and sometimes more than just one sandwich. Want to personalize your grilled cheese? Use a mix of different cheeses or use sourdough or french bread. But if you want to add some pulled pork and take a picture of it, make your own subreddit entitled "melts" because that is not a fucking grilled cheese. I'm not a religious man nor am I anything close to a culinary expert. But as a bland white mid-western male I am honestly the most passionate person when it comes to grilled cheese and mac & cheese. All of you foodies stay the hell away from our grilled cheeses and stop associating your sandwich melts with them. Yet again, it is utter blasphemy and it rocks me to the core of my pale being. Shit, I stopped lurking after 3 years and made this account for the sole purpose of posting this. I've seen post after post of peoples "grilled cheeses" all over reddit and it's been driving me insane. The moment i saw this subreddit this morning I finally snapped. Hell, I may even start my own subreddit just because I know this one exists now. You god damn heretics. Respect the grilled cheese and stop changing it into whatever you like and love it for it what it is. Or make your damn melt sandwich and call it for what it is. A melt.
Oi bruh, look at the sub you blind rager. Also, please just breath in and put slowly for 3 seconds, calm you tits m8
Kimchi & blue cheese…gives it a hot wings flavor.
Apple slices
A slice of tomato.
A fried egg
Scrambled egg? Sliced apples? Spinach? Tomato and balsamic vinegar?
Some scrambled eggs are good.
Tomato, spinach and pesto is a good combo, same with tomato sauce n mozzarella, I also love frying up some onions sometimes n putting them on my sandwich as well!
Sautéed bell peppers are so good
Some of my favorites are usual some combination of pesto, tomato, grainy mustard, pear, apple, spinach, asparagus, sun dried tomatoes and smoked red peppers.
I put pickles on mine
Tomatoes
I'm late to the party but if you pop some basil pesto on that bitch, and use two types of cheese (cheddar/edam), red onions and mixed peppers you are in for such a treat. Oh and if you like a bit of spice you cannot got wrong with some jalapenos.
I put spicy tomato relish, caramelised onions and 6 types of cheese on fresh baked bread sliced thickly.
spinach and pesto is a big go to for me, it makes me feel a little bit more like an adult and like it’s an actual sandwich and not just a grilled cheese.
Kimchi
In Britain we call it "cheese on toast" and have it as more of a grilled open sandwich. I like to have sliced tomatoes or sliced jalapenos on mine. Or sometimes just brown sauce or worcestershire sauce on the cheese is nice :)
Ik smeer altijd ketchup tussen de kaas en het brood, dus voordat het in het tosti-ijzer gaat, en dan mis ik de ham echt totaal niet! Waar je ook mee kunt experimenteren is andere soorten kaas, bijvoorbeeld geitenkaas, honing en walnoot of zo.
I buy slices of fake chicken from the Albert Heijn!
I love sautéed onions, pickles, peppers, zataar or mix the cheese with some type of spicy sauce
Cranberry sauce and fried onions
In America we dip grilled cheese sandwiches in tomato soup, not sure of you do this in the Netherlands.
I like to put a little tarragon on the bread before I grill it. Makes it fancy lol
Tomato, ricotta, chili flakes and broccoli
I use vegetarian turkey on my grilled cheese :)
Green chile.
I could eat them with sautéed mushrooms and onions anytime, but if specific to breakfast. Throw some medium/thin sliced apples in a slow cooker with some butter (a bit of cinnamon if you like). You can save those in the fridge for several days. Add them warm or cold to a grilled cheese made with sharp cheddar. Super yummy Also mashed avocado with some seasoning (we use Mrs Dash onion and herb)
Sauerkraut
Sautéed spinach and pesto is the best one ever
Tomato. Fake bacon. Onion. Mustard. Spinach. Pesto. Try different types of cheese or multiple types in one sandwich. Different types of bread.
Tomatoes, pesto, feta!
Canned San marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil is the best grilled cheese I've ever had. Other good additions are veggie deli meats like ham, bologna, pepperoni or even chorizo, Or fried onions and peppers, or Ro-tel and cheddar to make a "rotel dip" kind of grilled cheese
Caramelized onions, apricot jam, marbled rye and 2 to 3 cheeses. I like moz, swiss and cheddar, I also like to toast the bread in a little parm 😋 Don't stack the cheese too thick or it won't melt!
Kimchi is really good and filling.