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Roasted Tomato and Pesto Grilled Cheese

October 1, 2014 by Joy the Baker 40 Comments

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Roasted Tomato Pesto and Brie Grilled Cheese

Here’s what we’re going to do:

We’re going to go to our refrigerators and gather all of the delicious things.  If those things are roasted, pesto-ed, and melty… that’s ideal.

Truth be told, sometimes all I have in the fridge is orange juice and bendy celery… that’s why God invented bourbon and those Chinese take-out menus at the bottom of my junk drawer.  Orange juicy and bendy celery aren’t allowed in this sandwiches.  Not on this day… when there is precious Brie and pesto in the refrigerator.

Roasted Tomato, Pesto, and Brie Grilled Cheese

This is what it looks like to pack every delicious item in my refrigerator between toasted and buttered bread.

I’ve also been known to shove everything delicious in my refrigerator into a giant bowl of pasta.  When something is good, don’t you just want to add carbs?  YES.

Roasted Tomato, Pesto, and Brie Grilled Cheese

My friend Tracy taught me to be the kind of person that has pesto on hand.  It’s called Fridge Pesto and you should totally jump on the bandwagon especially if you have wilted spinach in your refrigerator.  (Continue to ignore the bendy celery.)

On this sandwich is thinly sliced Brie (rind and all), smeared spinach pesto, roasted cherry tomatoes, salty parmesan cheese and buttah!

Roasted Tomato, Pesto, and Brie Grilled Cheese

Roasting the tomatoes intensifies their flavor and sweetness.  The Spinach Pesto adds a happy green, garlic-y kick.  Two kinds of cheese because we’re the kind of people who deserve two different kinds of cheese on your sandwich.  Spread with butter and grilled on each side until the center is just warm and melty.

Next: settle yourself into a cozy place (somewhere near the open back porch door and the washing machine), sit right down on the floor and eat every bite of the sandwich before you’ve successfully taken any decent pictures of it.  It’s fiiiine.  Most people have seen melted cheese on bread before.  Relax.  Scroll through Instagram.  Only move when the desire for a beverage or potato chips stirs you beyond laziness.  Bendy celery be damned.

 
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Roasted Tomato and Pesto Grilled Cheese

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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 thick sliced seeded whole wheat bread
  • about 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup basil pesto
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • wedge of Brie cheese, sliced thin (rind and all)

Instructions

  1. Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the tomatoes on the pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
  3. Allow to roast for 20 minutes until bubbling and browned a bit. Remove from the oven and allow to cool a bit.
  4. Place a skillet over medium-low heat.
  5. Butter both sides of all slices of bread. Spread two slices of bread with basil pesto and parmesan cheese. Top the two remaining slices with Brie cheese and roasted tomato.
  6. Sandwich together and grill on both sides until the bread is golden and crisp and the Brie is melted.
  7. Slice in half and enjoy immediately.

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  1. Julia @ Sprinkled With Jules

    October 1, 2014 at 9:19 am

    I don’t even need to see the finished product to know that this grilled cheese is amazing!

    Reply
    • Kathy Mader

      October 1, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      But I would LOVE to see a pic of the finished product…why not?

      Reply
  2. Luxe & Honey

    October 1, 2014 at 9:07 am

    This looks delicious, and nobody likes bendy celery unless it’s cooked into something, so thanks for leaving it out :)

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      October 1, 2014 at 11:17 am

      even when it’s cooked into something it’s like MEH.

      Reply
  3. saltandserenity

    October 1, 2014 at 8:56 am

    This is grilled cheese all grown up! So beautiful. And yes, we all deserve 2 kinds of cheese. Thanks for making me laugh this morning Joy!

    Reply
  4. Carrie

    October 1, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Ahh some of my favourite ingredients. I love how simple things look and taste so delicious! Tomorrow’s lunch is sorted!
    Carrie x

    Reply
  5. Ella

    October 1, 2014 at 8:33 am

    Wheeee, this sounds wonderfully cozy. YES CARBS ALL THE CARBS
    https://www.youtube.com/sparklesandsuch26

    Reply
  6. Vrock13

    October 1, 2014 at 8:17 am

    If I cut it in half does that meanI have to share?

    Reply
  7. Linda

    October 1, 2014 at 8:17 am

    Your photos make a grilled cheese and work of art. Without question this is one of my favorite kind of sandwiches.

    Reply
  8. stoneymalone

    October 1, 2014 at 8:08 am

    Super tasty! I just made it with cheddar as I had no other cheese. Still amazing.

    Reply
  9. Rachel @ Rachel//In//Flight

    October 1, 2014 at 7:37 am

    This sounds so delicious that I must try this for dinner one night this week. I am a huge pesto fan so any recipe that includes it, I have to try! Thanks for the great post.

    Rachel
    https://www.rachelinflight.com

    Reply
  10. neev

    October 1, 2014 at 5:28 am

    yum!!! Is that homemade bread?

    Reply
  11. London Lapin

    October 1, 2014 at 4:00 am

    Joy, this looks sooooo delish! A ‘must-make’! Wishing you a jazzy day, Francesca

    Reply
  12. Rochelle

    October 1, 2014 at 3:23 am

    I literally JUST wrote a friend telling her I would make a “gourmet” grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes and basil for an upcoming camping menu and then THIS dream landed in my inbox (how ever did you know?)! So excited to try the roasted tomatoes (will do beforehand) and pesto, instead of boring old basil leaves and wet tomato slices. You read minds. Must be the voodoo.

    Reply
  13. Alessandra // the foodie teen

    October 1, 2014 at 2:14 am

    brie rind is really weirdly my absolute favourite part! looks delicious!

    Reply
  14. Warm Vanilla Sugar

    October 1, 2014 at 1:44 am

    I love the roasted tomatoes in this! And the Brie!! Definitely need to try.

    Reply
  15. Jennifer

    October 1, 2014 at 12:45 am

    Yum to the max! As for bendy celery, if you’re not in hot NOLA add it to a stew and if you’re in NOLA Ziploc it in the freezer for a future homemade chicken stock!

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