Grown Up Grilled Cheese

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced thin (monica would never use anything but fresh mozzarella packed in water)
• 1 large tomato, sliced thin
• 4 slices large sourdough bread or 4 slices crusty peasant bread
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup whole fresh basil leaf
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 layer the cheese and tomato over 2 slices of bread.
• 2 sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, and top each with a few basil leaves.
• 3 cover with the remaining slices of bread to make sandwiches.
• 4 heat 2 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 5 add the sandwiches and cook, pressing down on them with a spatula until the bottoms are golden brown.
• 6 flip the sandwich and add the remaining 2 tbsp oil.
• 7 continue cooking, occasionally pressing down on sandwiches with spatula until the other side is golden brown and the cheese has melted.
• 8 remove from pan and enjoy.