Grilled Havarti Sandwich With Spiced Apples

Name: Grilled Havarti Sandwich With Spiced Apples
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, softened, divided; 1 granny smith apple, peeled cored and thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon sugar, to taste; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom; 8 slices rustic round loaf bread, thick slices; 8 ounces havarti cheese, 8 thin slices

Submitted by WiGal

"Posting for ZWT6. A variation from thenibble.com And after making myself I DID reduce the butter as Kim127 suggested. And after looking at momaphet's review and the original recipe I did reduce the sugar amount. Thank you both. Also think the caramelized onion is a wonderful suggestion."

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photo by Baby Kato

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup butter, softened, divided
1 granny smith apple, peeled cored and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon sugar, to taste
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cardamom
8 slices rustic round loaf bread, thick slices
8 ounces havarti cheese, 8 thin slices

directions

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat.
Add apples, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom; cook about 7 minutes, stirring frequently until most of the apple juices are reduced and the fruit is coated with a syrup.
Remove pan from heat; set aside.
Place four slices of the bread on a griddle.
Top each with one slice of Havarti, 1/4 of the spiced apples, another slice of Havarti, and top with the remaining slices of bread.
Butter the sandwich tops.
Turn over and butter again.
Place griddle over medium heat.
Brown sandwiches on EACH side 3 to 5 minutes, until golden and Havarti begins to melt.
Cool 5 minutes before serving.

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Reviews

What a fabulous lunch!! Loved the flavor of the spiced apples with the melty havarti!! Very easy to make. You can definitely cut the butter down a bit. I used about half. Made for a Seasoned Sailor and his Sassy Sirens ZWT6!!

Kim127
The added apple is an original item in a grilled sandwich for me and it was delicious! I made this for my lunch yesterday using a Fugi apple and was more than pleased. What a great combo with just a pinch of Splenda for the sugar. Yum!

Annacia
WOW! I made this for me only as a late night snack and it was extremely tasty! I used the brick style havarti cheese and gala apples. I love how the cheese melted so perfectly. Made for Veg 'N Swap tag #28.

AcadiaTwo
WIGal, this is one excellent grilled sandwich. We enjoyed this very much. The apples, spices, sugar and cheese blend perfectly together, creating a very special treat. It was perfect, lunch and dessert all in one. Thanks for sharing this recipe, which I will make again and again. Loved the addition of the cardamom.

Baby Kato
This was very different for a sandwich but very good! Though I enjoyed the combination of flavors, I found the apples to be too sweet; they really took over the cheese. I made one serving which called for 1 - 1 1/2 TBLS of sugar for 1/4 apple. I used a scant TBLS, next time I will use a tsp or less. I was thinking a little caramelized onion would be delicious with this combination. For the bread I used Recipe #52289. Thanks Kathy for sharing, I'm looking forward to making this again. Made for PRMRT<br/>.

momaphet