The Best Grilled Cheese Ever + Homemade Pesto

Obviously, you are all fully aware that I am a vegetarian and pretty much the only reason I don't call myself vegan is because of my undying love for cheese.  I love cheese so much that on my shirt for the Pittsburgh Marathon 5K this year I considered writing "I Run for Cheese" instead of some noble cause like most others.  I believe in honesty, people.  (I ended up leaving the "I run for ___" empty).  Anyway, this grilled cheese is going to rock your world. It's unreal.

Grilled Cheese Ingredients:

Fontina cheese

Whole grain bread

butter (or whatever you prefer to use to help toast the bread)

Tomato

Pesto

Pesto Ingredients:

One large package of basil

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/8 cup pine nuts

1 clove garlic

Himalayan Pink Salt

Fresh cracked black pepper

1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Let's start with the pesto first:

1 - Put your basil, pine nuts and garlic in your food processor and pulse until all chopped up.

2 - Add the oil, then salt & pepper to taste. Pulse until smooth.

3 - Add in cheese and mix until incorporated. 

Now onto the Grilled Cheese!

1 - Keep your stove top on medium heat.  Melt better in frying pan.

 2 - Place slice of bread in pan with cheese on top.  Cover with a lid to trap the heat in so the cheese will melt.

3 - Once the cheese has started melting, place the tomato on the cheese. 

4 - Spread pesto on second slice of bread, then place on top of tomato. 

5 - Flip sandwich and cover again until bread is toasted.

Now dig in and enjoy! 

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