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Blueberry Grilled Cheese: the berries cook down with maple and thyme into a loose jam first
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Blueberry Grilled Cheese: the berries cook down with maple and thyme into a loose jam first


Makes 2 sandwiches · 5 min prep, 12 min cook

Ingredients

  • 5¼ oz (150 g) blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
  • 4 slices sourdough or other sturdy bread
  • 4¼ oz (120 g) vegan cheese, sliced or grated
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter, softened
  • salt

  • black pepper

    Method

  1. Cook the blueberries down (~5 min). Put the blueberries, maple syrup, lemon juice and thyme leaves in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring and pressing the berries against the side, until they burst and
    the liquid thickens to a loose jam that holds a line when you drag a spoon through it. Season with a small pinch of salt and set aside to cool slightly.

  2. Build the sandwiches. Butter one side of each slice of bread right to the edges. Turn two slices butter side down and cover with half the cheese, then spread the blueberry jam over the cheese and add the remaining cheese on top. Grind over black pepper, then close each sandwich with a second slice, butter side out.

  3. Griddle the first side (~4 min). Set a skillet over medium-low heat and lay the sandwiches in. Press down gently with a spatula and cook until the underside is deep golden and the cheese at the edges has begun to soften. Keep the heat moderate: too hot and the bread colors long before the cheese melts.

  4. Flip and finish (~4 min). Turn the sandwiches over and cook the second side until equally golden and the cheese is molten throughout. Lift onto a board, wait a minute so the jam stops running, then cut each one in half on the diagonal.

Notes: Frozen blueberries work and need no thawing, though they will take a minute longer to break down. A firm, closed-crumb bread matters more than the variety: anything too open lets the jam run out into the pan.



by sprigvegancookbook

7 Comments

  1. cocktail81

    NGL, I haven’t tried this, but the combination of vegan cheese and blueberry jam sounds… amazing. Like grapes on a charcuterie board

  2. Charming-Kale9893

    Looks amazing. What kind of vegan cheese did you use?

  4. If-you-cant

    This is very interesting to me. I’m definitely going to have to try it out!