Earlier on in the week, when I made the spinach, or spanakopita pesto pasta I made sure to keep some of the pesto left over for something new. I had come across the idea of using a pesto in a grilled cheese sandwich and it was the perfect time to try one. I have been experimenting with grilled cheese sandwiches for a while now. It all started when I first tried adding some jam to one then I moved on to chutneys and now it was time to try a pesto grilled cheese sandwich. Since the spinach pesto had some Greek flavours going on I decided to use a Greek cheese, graviera, in the sandwich. The spinach pesto sandwich with graviera was amazing! The flavourful pesto worked really well in a grilled cheese sandwich! Although the graviera did not melt quite as well as I had hoped for it was still really tasty and it rounded out the sandwich nicely. I can’t wait to experiment with more pesto grilled cheese sandwiches.!
Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A tasty spinach pesto smothered in ooey gooey melted cheese and wrapped in buttery golden brown grilled bread.
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 slices bread
- 1/2 cup graviera or gruyere, grated
- 1-3 tablespoons spinach (aka spanakopita) pesto
directions
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.
- Butter the outside of each slice of bread, sprinkle half of the cheeses on the inside of one slice of bread, top with the spinach pesto, the remaining cheese and finally the other slice of bread.
- Add the sandwich and grill until golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
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Cookin' Canuck says
May 22, 2010 at 10:38 pmYou are the king of grilled sandwiches. This looks like another great one!
Belinda @zomppa says
May 22, 2010 at 10:48 pmMan, that looks good! Gruyere makes for the best grilled cheese!
Spécialiste de l'éphémère says
May 22, 2010 at 11:21 pmThis is for me!
Michele says
May 22, 2010 at 11:26 pmYer killin' me! You always make the best stuff! I want to trash my beer can chicken, au gratin cauliflower, and salad and make one of these. Keep 'em coming Ken. You are the king of delicious!
Rachael says
May 22, 2010 at 11:46 pmthis look uh-mazing!!
Chocolate Freckles says
May 22, 2010 at 11:57 pmSimply amazingly delicious!
Jennifer says
May 23, 2010 at 12:10 amGrilled cheese genius!!!!! YUM
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
May 23, 2010 at 12:25 amAwesome and so original!
Cheers,
Rosa
Bringing Pretty Back says
May 23, 2010 at 1:38 amJUST discovered your blog. I love it!
tahtimbo says
May 23, 2010 at 1:41 amThat looks fantastic! I would have never thought of making a grilled cheese sandwich with a pesto. I love spinach, so I'm going to give this one a try. I have to admit that I've never heard of that type of cheese, but I've never met a cheese I didn't like.
Thanks again!
For the Love of Food says
May 23, 2010 at 2:09 amWhat type of bread is this? I made a similar sandwich once on ciabatta and it was great!
robin @ penny pinching provisions says
May 23, 2010 at 2:11 amI love grilled cheese….and if you're going to have grilled cheese, you need to do it right…and this looks right to me!
Raina says
May 23, 2010 at 2:46 amHi. Your blog is wonderful. I am loving your healthy and interesting recipes. This sandwich looks so yummy. I have to try your pesto.
Joanne says
May 23, 2010 at 10:19 amPesto grilled cheeses are some of my favorite sandwiches! I'm so glad you discovered them.
Anonymous says
May 23, 2010 at 12:46 pmnyummm…..!!!
another delicious spinach ingredient recipes. how come you always get an idea to make all of this food
xoxo
Flicka Widitya on http://twidiantari.blogspot.com/
Kevin says
May 23, 2010 at 1:29 pmFor the Love of Food: The bread is a store bought one called an Ancient Grain bread that has things like quinoa and amaranth in it.
Fatma says
May 23, 2010 at 3:48 pmyou are a great cook i love your recipes but i saw you dont have any Turkish recipes but Greek recipes are all Turkish food i guess we cook the same food with Greek people with a little bit of difference
i would love to give you this website address of Turkish guy who cooks great like you are
http://cafefernando.com/
Kathryn says
May 23, 2010 at 8:21 pmThis sounds delicious – going to have to try it some time. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul says
May 23, 2010 at 8:41 pmKevin,
Your food ALWAYS look so appetizing…
Yum
Carmen
Losing in the City says
May 23, 2010 at 9:03 pmoh how i love a grill cheese sandwich.. this looks so yummy…
erisgrrrl says
May 24, 2010 at 2:51 amHoly Yumm!!!!
Adventures in Domestic Cooking says
May 24, 2010 at 2:56 amWow, this looks excellent. No Kraft American Cheese on this beautiful sandwich=)
Morta Di Fame says
May 24, 2010 at 10:23 pmThis is a great idea!
Jenn says
May 25, 2010 at 7:15 amWhat a perfect grilled cheese! I am going to be craving this all day until I get home and am able to make it!
Shamrocks and Shenanigans says
May 26, 2010 at 12:34 amwhat a great idea! I just talked about grilled cheese (it post tomorrow-I'm a couple weeks ahead) on my blog. I love love love Muenster on a grilled cheese.
Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Gloria says
May 26, 2010 at 1:05 ammmmmmmmmmmmm! I love your sandwiches! gloria
Kate at Serendipity says
May 26, 2010 at 6:46 amOh, YESSS. Two of my favorite things–pesto and grilled cheese. Why didn't *I* think of this? It looks amazing. I have some spinach, and my pesto-maker is raring to go. Heh, I bet this would be good with olive pesto as well.
Pam says
May 26, 2010 at 2:56 pmNow that is one beautiful sandwich.
Linda's Yummies says
May 26, 2010 at 4:19 pmThat my friend is a good-looking sandwich. Great job – my hat off to you!
Lisa says
May 26, 2010 at 5:45 pmWhat a great idea – I have some arugula pesto that I need to use up. Makes sense to smear it on a grilled cheese sandwich… looks delicious!
Trainee de Cozinheira says
May 27, 2010 at 9:23 pmYou have wonderful recipes, congratulations
bj
Maura
Gina says
May 28, 2010 at 12:02 pmwow! looks sick! (that's a good thing!)
Jeanne @ CookSister! says
May 28, 2010 at 2:44 pmYou're killing me here. Surely that deserves the title of "the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich??" Yum!
Anonymous says
May 31, 2010 at 11:12 amNever realized the great combo of pesto and cheese.. Def a must try. Can I use any pesto sauce ??
Anonymous says
May 31, 2010 at 5:28 pmThis looks so good! Is graviera similar to gruyere in taste and texture?
Kevin says
May 31, 2010 at 9:40 pmAnonymous: I imagine that this would work really well with a number of different pestos and I am looking forward to trying some more out.
lbrookscooks.com: Graviera has a similar texture to gruyere but the flavour is different. Both would work well and so would a number of other cheeses.
jade1977 says
June 13, 2010 at 11:14 pmThis was pretty good, but way too much pesto. Will make again, but with 1 tbsp of pesto per sandwich. Other than that, this grilled cheese rocked!
Keri says
July 29, 2010 at 7:03 pmSHUT UP! it's too fabulous. YIKES
ness says
August 1, 2010 at 11:47 pmyour food looks absolutely delicious. so glad to have happened upon your blog. saved to bookmarks to visit again.
keep it up!
Stephy says
August 31, 2010 at 12:20 pmLooks so good that even my stomach's all filled up(just had dinner) I feel like eating it!!! And the photos seemed like they came out of a recipe book.
Anonymous says
September 5, 2010 at 12:30 amI just discovered your blog
thanks soo much for posting these recipes…
you are an AMAZING Talent!
Victoria says
November 5, 2010 at 7:34 pmCame upon this during a search for Butternut squash recipes and the inviting photo of the pizza made me click on it and boy oh boy found this little gem recipe. Thank you, I am officially distracted at work now. Will be coming back for more goodies, so will my gfs!
bed frame amish says
November 6, 2010 at 1:59 amGrilled sandwich is not really my thing but this one looks really delicious! The cheese is so nice in their!
Mª del Mar Hermoso says
January 10, 2011 at 11:38 pmIt's a fabulous idea: an easy meal with 2 slices of bread, gratinated cheese and spinachs. Mmmmmmmmmmmm I die for it.
Thank you for so many ways to improve our boring diet and life. You are what (and how) you eat.
Congratulations from a Spanish fan and happy 2011.
a frog in the cottage says
January 18, 2011 at 3:21 pmjust the kind or quick recipe i like when i lack time, looks full of flavors !!! yummy
Anonymous says
February 10, 2011 at 3:16 amI tried a variation of this and had it w/ a variation of your mushroom soup recipe. MMMmmm a great dinner. Thanks!!
glorious sandwiches says
February 16, 2011 at 3:51 amholy fuck, this looks delicious. very glad I came across your blog! also, hi from Toronto.
shi(f)t says
February 24, 2011 at 11:53 amYUM! cant wait to try that — i'm a sucker for a good grilled cheese!
The Asymptotic Faery says
April 14, 2011 at 9:50 pm*goes totally weak*
DELICIOUS!!
Robin says
May 9, 2011 at 7:34 pmWow, I am really enjoying your recipes. Keep them coming!
Cookin' Cowgirl says
May 26, 2011 at 1:29 pmYou have been awarded the One Lovely Blog Award! Congratulations! I have featured you here:
http://cookincowgirl.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-lovely-blog-award.html
The Iowa Farmer's Wife says
May 27, 2011 at 7:23 pmI making this for lunch and would love your to link this up to my vegetarian recipes blog hop!!
http://theiowafarmerswife.blogspot.com/2011/05/vegetarian-recipes-blog-hop.html
Michelle G says
July 1, 2011 at 3:50 pmThank you so much for sharing this recipe. I made these for my family last night (a lighter version to work with my diet) and they were amazing! Thanks for inventing this masterpiece.
Cooking Blog says
August 23, 2011 at 10:19 amI like the way u look this,its ultimate sandwich.
Anonymous says
August 28, 2011 at 9:17 pmthis seriously looks so amazing! perfect fall sandwich : )
suburbangrandma says
September 24, 2011 at 1:19 amI will have to try this one today, since I just picked some fresh basil from my garden and turned it into pesto…looks yummy.
Lynn M says
October 18, 2011 at 3:31 pmMmm, this looks so simple and yet so comforting. Perfect for an early fall dinner. Thanks!
Sara says
December 14, 2011 at 5:31 amOooh, this looks amazing! I love making grilled cheese a little fancier! 🙂
Veggie_Kate says
December 21, 2011 at 7:47 pmI love grown-up grilled cheese! This looks awesome!
The Cookinglady says
January 26, 2012 at 6:24 pmYour hurtin me real bad kevin, the pic's are awsome. They make you want to get up and cook something. We eat with our eyes and that's what I love about your food. Great job
Jenny says
January 26, 2012 at 6:45 pmI want this NOW!!!! Love this blog.
Beth Koenig says
April 10, 2012 at 11:06 amI just made this for lunch… AMAZING!!! I never would have thought of this, so thank you 🙂 Definitely my new favorite grilled cheese.
Alice says
June 2, 2012 at 12:38 amLove this so much! Even my kids will eat this so I am happy with it!
Nicole says
April 5, 2013 at 9:47 pmLooks yummy! Featured you in my post here: http://infinitelittlepleasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/happy-grilled-cheese-day.html
Happy national grilled cheese day!