Marinated Tomato And Mozzarella Grilled Cheese
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Ingredients
  • 4 large tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cup basil leaves, chiffonade
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound mozzarella cheese diced
  • 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cup olive oil
  • 1 loaf sourdough bread, cut into 8 slices
Directions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, basil, garlic, mozzarella cheese, salt, pepper, and 1 cup of the olive oil. Mix well, cover, and let sit at room temperature for 2 hours.
  2. After 2 hours, prepare the grilled cheese. Lay the slices of sourdough out on a work surface. Take about ¼ cup of the oil from the marinated tomato mixture and combine with the remaining olive oil in a small bowl. Brush each slide of the sourdough bread with the olive oil mixture.
  3. Heat a nonstick sauté pan over medium-high heat and add 1 slice of bread, oil side down. Cover the bread with 2 slices of the mozzarella cheese, or enough to cover the bread, and ½ cup of the marinated tomato mixture; be careful not to let it fall off the bread.
  4. Cover the mixture with 2 more slices of mozzarella, and then a slice of sourdough, non-oiled side down. Cook, covered, until one side of the bread is toasted and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Flip the grilled cheese and cook until the other side is toasted, about 2-3 more minutes. Repeat with the remaining slices of bread.
  5. Slice each grilled cheese in half before serving.