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Mushroom & Kale Grilled Cheese

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Let me start off by saying that I am not a big mushroom person… I like an occasional stuffed mushroom if it has enough breading, and the mushrooms you get with steak at a Japanese cook-in-front-of-you restaurant are to die for, but overall I’d say I’m not a big fan. However, I’m not a picky eater at all and I love trying new things, so I picked out this recipe from my sandwich Pinterest board.

On a side note, I’m a Graphic Designer. I’m planning on designing my own personal cookbook (eventually) so my mom has agreed to make a new recipe every Friday when I go to her place for lunch. She was as skeptical as I was about a mushroom and kale sandwich. Neither one of us had ever eaten kale before, but I’ve heard lots of good things about it.

I’ll skip right to the review- THIS WAS SO GOOD!! I didn’t know what to expect, but this totally blew me away. I guess I’m a bigger fan of mushrooms than I thought. I love when trying new things pays off 🙂

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Makes 2 sandwiches.

Ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp butter, divided
  • 12-15 small brown mushrooms, sliced (about 1 cup)
  • 1/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 3/4 cup kale leaves, stemmed and chopped
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 slices garlic sourdough bread
  • 8 slices Baby Swiss Cheese

Directions:

  1. Heat a medium-sized skillet to medium high, add 1 tablespoon butter and heat to melt. Add mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes then add onion and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes and then add kale and red pepper flakes and sauté until onion is translucent and kale has softened. Season with kosher salt and remove from heat.
  2. Spread butter on 1 side of each slice of bread, then stack buttered sides together. Layer 2 slices Baby Swiss on top of bread stack, then add kale and mushroom mixture then 2 more slices of Baby Swiss. Place bread buttered side down in a fry pan over medium-high heat. Cover with lid and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until golden.
  3. Reduce heat to medium and flip sandwich to other side and cook for 2-3 minutes or until bread is toasty golden and cheese has melted. The second side will cook faster than the first so watch carefully. Repeat with next sandwich.

You can find the original recipe here on Go Bold With Butter.