On three occasions in the past few weeks our cheese drawer has slid out of the fridge and crashed onto the floor. It’s overstuffed with cheese – the price of being a panini blogger, I suppose. I just get so excited to work with different types of cheeses, it sometimes gets a little out of hand.
So rather than provoke a fourth cheese drawer accident, I decided to use up some of the contents and draw upon a fabulous idea from Mary and George at Taste Artisan Cheese and Gourmet Shop, a great local shop here in San Diego. They sell a “shredded blend” made from odds and ends of different artisan cheeses. No two batches are the same. As they describe it, the blend “makes for a wonderfully eclectic mix of flavors and textures.” While my cheese stash can’t compare with what Mary and George work with I was intrigued by the idea of putting together an interesting combination. That’s why I’m calling this the Grilled (All The) Cheese Panini, featuring seven different cheeses: cheddar, Monterey Jack, parmigiano reggiano, mozzarella, Swiss, pecorino romano and Brie. All on homemade dark rye bread. It would take a palate more sensitive than mine to discern the flavor of each individual cheese, but the combination was pretty fantastic.
Grilled (All The) Cheese Panini on Dark Rye
INGREDIENTS:
Dark rye bread
Shredded cheese – the more variety the merrier!
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the panini grill* to medium-high heat.
For each sandwich: Place a generous amount of shredded cheese between two slices of bread. Grill sandwich until cheese is melted, about 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy!
* No panini grill? See How to Make Panini Without a Panini Press
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The grilled cheese concept is SUPER fantastic. But, I’m drooling over that homemade dark rye.
If ONLY I didn’t work all day long!! BOOO!
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Love the bread choice! And bring on that cheese!
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Hi Kathy – Thanks for the nice plug! Glad we could serve as inspiration for what looks like an amazingly tasty sammy 🙂
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what a good looking grilled cheese 🙂
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There’s not a single cheese you used that I don’t like. AWESOME. The bread is like (homemade) icing on the cake. Great one, Kathy!
I love dark rye bread with cheese. So yummy!
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that is such a good idea! right now we have fresh mozz, cheddar, sharp white cheddar, and I think some feta in the fridge.
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Looks great! All of the cheese you used are awesome cheeses. Plus those grill marks on the dark rye look so perfect! Yum!
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I love rye bread but I’ve never grilled it. I’m going to try this!
SEVEN different cheeses! holy cow! as a self-proclaimed cheese-whore, this is a dream come true…mmmm~~~
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I love that your cheese shop sells shredded ends. I’ve kept a cheese box in my freezer for years. Whenever I have a little bit of cheese left from a recipe, I grate it into the box. Then I use the box when I make quesadillas or grilled cheese sandwiches, or need a topping for a mac and cheese casserole.
What a fantastic idea, Lydia! I’m going to adopt that practice from now on. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Did you say 7 cheeses? I have died and gone to heaven!!!!
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OMG that is the most creative round-up! I love it!