Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Red Onion Jam

Health score
3%
Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Red Onion Jam
48 min.
4
1135kcal

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Ingredients

  • tablespoons brown sugar 
  • tablespoons butter softened
  • loaf crusty rustic bread italian sliced
  • 0.3 pound gorgonzola cut into 4 slices
  • tablespoons olive oil 
  • large onion red sliced
  • 0.3 cup red wine vinegar 
  • 0.5 pound taleggio cut into 8 slices
  • tablespoons water 

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
  2. Add the onions and cook until soft and translucent about 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Add the sugar, red wine vinegar and 3 tablespoons water and cook until the liquid is reduced completely and the onions are caramelized, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
  4. Butter the outside of each slice of bread and arrange, butter side down, on a sheet pan. Put 1 piece of Taleggio onto a slice of the buttered bread, then a piece of Gorgonzola. Top with a heaping tablespoon of the onion jam, and another slice of the Taleggio. Cover it another slice of bread. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  5. Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat.
  6. Put the sandwiches into the skillet and cook until the bread is toasted and golden and cheese is melted, about 4 minutes per side. Slice each sandwich in half and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1135kcal
Protein9.01%
Fat66.12%
Carbs24.87%

Properties

Glycemic Index
26
Glycemic Load
0.75
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
12.170869565528%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.02mg
Isorhamnetin
1.38mg
Kaempferol
0.18mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
5.58mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1135.41kcal
56.77%
Fat:84.17g
129.49%
Saturated Fat:45.83g
286.43%
Carbohydrates:71.23g
23.74%
Net Carbohydrates:66.79g
24.29%
Sugar:45.04g
50.04%
Cholesterol:96.15mg
32.05%
Sodium:1510.27mg
65.66%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:25.8g
51.61%
Calcium:474.35mg
47.44%
Vitamin A:1672.35IU
33.45%
Vitamin B3:5.43mg
27.17%
Folate:87.29µg
21.82%
Fiber:4.43g
17.73%
Phosphorus:164.51mg
16.45%
Iron:2.72mg
15.09%
Vitamin B2:0.22mg
13.08%
Vitamin E:1.91mg
12.75%
Vitamin B1:0.18mg
12.01%
Potassium:379.74mg
10.85%
Vitamin K:8.09µg
7.71%
Magnesium:30.32mg
7.58%
Zinc:1.05mg
6.99%
Selenium:4.5µg
6.42%
Vitamin B12:0.37µg
6.16%
Vitamin B5:0.55mg
5.51%
Vitamin B6:0.08mg
4.21%
Vitamin C:2.11mg
2.56%
Manganese:0.05mg
2.53%
Copper:0.03mg
1.48%