Waffled Tomato-Grilled Cheese
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 627
- Total Fat
- 44
- Saturated Fat
- 20
- Carbohydrates
- 31
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 26
- Cholesterol
- 93
- Sodium
- 889
- Total: 1 hr 30 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Ingredients
4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
Olive oil, for drizzling
Kosher salt
8 slices country white bread
Melted unsalted butter, for brushing
1/4 cup mayonnaise
12 slices cheese, such as Cheddar, Swiss, Muenster or a combination
Special equipment: waffle iron
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Arrange the tomatoes on a baking sheet cut-side down. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Slow-roast until the tomatoes are soft and wrinkled, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool. (The tomatoes can be made and refrigerated up to 1 day ahead.)
- Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high. Brush one side of each bread slice with melted butter. Lay the bread out on a clean work surface, dry-side up. Spread each slice of bread with some of the mayonnaise. Top 4 bread slices with 2 tomato halves, slightly smashing them into the bread. Top with 3 cheese slices each and the remaining bread slices.
- Place two sandwiches at a time in the waffle iron and gently close the lid (don't press down). Cook until the cheese is melted and the sandwiches are golden-brown, 6 to 10 minutes. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches. Cut in half and serve.
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