And it's all because of these guys.
Before I go on, I want to say that I am not paid to endorse Great Harvest Bread Company. And even though I go there 2 times a week, they have no clue that I am a food blogger that occasionally obsesses over them. But the reason that I continue to promote, gush, and rave about them is their bread is amazing. And the fact that the lovely ladies at the counter remember to ask my minis how their new puppy is doing each week is an added bonus.
I always buy honey wheat bread for my family. (And I always let my minis have a free sample of the cinnamon roll bread). But this week I decided to go crazy and try something new....the Dakota bread.
Oh My Goodness. The Dakota bread is proof that God loves us and wants us to happily eat our whole grains.
I don't even know what all is in the Dakota bread, but I know that I trust my friends from Great Harvest and it is healthy. And amazingly delish.
I decided to make grilled cheese with our Dakota bread. In the past I have blogged about grilled cheese on the honey wheat bread, and I do believe I declared it the best school-lunch inspired meal ever. Well, today I am going to share yet another best-ever grilled cheese recipe.
Heids McGhee's Grilled Cheese
- bread
- pesto
- spinach
- avocado
- cheese (I used muenster and goat)
- butter
- olive oil
When it comes to pesto, I am sort of a purist and make basil pesto. (That being said, someone has suggested to me that I try kale pesto with my overabundance of garden kale.) You can make (or buy, if you must) whatever pesto you prefer.
1. Butter one side of each slice of bread.
2. On the other side of each slice, slather on some pesto.
3. Layer spinach leaves, avocado, and cheese on a slice of bread.
4. Top with the remaining slice, butter side up.
5. If you want to be really bad (and I was bad, but justified it by telling myself I did run 6 miles that morning), heat up a little olive oil in a pan.
6. Grill your sandwich in the pan until each side is browned.
Slather with pesto. Lick the knife.
Layer on spinach. Lots of spinach. It's good for you.
(Next time I will also add artichoke).
Cheese. Muenster for the McGhees.
Slices of avocado. Save leftovers for guacamole.
Sprinkle some goat cheese.
Grill to perfection.
We ate our grilled cheese with zucchini chips and fresh pineapple. And it was one of those meals where the food was so good that there was silence. Well, mostly silent, except for my occasional outburst of "BAM! Mama makes some grilled cheese!"
