I came up with this recipe as I needed to use some onion jam I made recently with Caramelized Onions. Everyone loves a grilled cheese because you can make it your own by the bread, cheese and other filling ingredients you like as well as the type of spread.
Grilled Cheese with Taleggio, Onion Jam and Prosciutto
- good quality bread from your local bakery, sliced (I used sourdough from Zingerman’s)
- onion jam (recipe below) I also used some simple caramelized onions and the sandwich was delicious
- prosciutto, paper thin
- Taleggio cheese from Italy, shredded (melts quicker) has a strong smell but is relatively mild, has an unusual fruity taste and melts beautifully
I love to use my panini maker – I like how Oprah calls sandwiches made in one her “love sandwiches”. You don’t need one of these appliances as you can make them on a grill pan right on top of your stove, or even your grill.
Spread both slices of bread with onion jam, top with prosciutto and then the cheese. Cook until the cheese starts to ooze out from the bread and you have nice grill marks.
Onion Jam America’s Test Kitchen, Adapted:
- 1 cup caramelized onions from 2 very large onions (the onions only had a little oil and some salt while they cooked)
- 1-1/2 tbsp. dark rum
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 tsp. cider vinegar
Combine the above ingredients in a food processor and pulse until it has a jam like consistency.
Recipe from cooking with aunt juju http://cookingwithauntjuju.com/2015/12/10/grilled-cheese…-and-prosciuto/
This looks very addictive, in a good way! 🙂
Thanks – I’ve enjoyed it a couple times this week but I am now out of prosciutto 🙂
I can see how that can happen! 🙂
Oh Yummy! Happy Holidays!
Great sandwich and Happy Holidays to you Cheryl 🙂
Thank you!
OH WOW, love it!!
I love this kind of sandwich – gooey cheese and grilled bread 🙂
Yum! Grilled cheese to the max. Making me very hungry.
This sandwich is the best with the prosciutto and Taleggio cheese – yum is right!
I love everything about this sandwich. It is definitely a love sandwich! I don’t have a panini maker, but often wish I did! I’m making caramelized onions tomorrow for another recipe and plan on extras to make this sandwich.
I got a kick out of Oprah who loves her panini too! Simple caramelized onions add a nice touch. The jam added a little too much flavor for my taste – still good though. I am out of these delicious onions and need to make more 🙂
Yummylicious pics & beautifully captured… I so wanna grab one sandwich now 😀
Thanks – wish I could share one with you as they were delicious 🙂
wow these are so yummy looking! Love the onion jam use!
Thanks – both the jam and the simple caramelized onions are good in this grilled cheese.
I really like how you tie these things together to another post! It sounds so yummy
Thanks – as a librarian I tend to cross reference everything including my recipes LOL. It helps me keep track and it seems to help you as well 🙂
haha that explains it! It is a very nice feature!
Oh my goodness, this grilled sandwich sounds so~ good!!! I like to own one of these grills. Is it the same thing as panini maker? 🙂
Thanks Fae – The ingredients in the sandwich were delicious and then grilling gave it a nice crust and the cheese melts… yum! Yes, this is an electric panini maker by Krups. I use this machine all of the time for different sandwiches. Like Oprah says this is my “love machine” 🙂
We love our panini maker! In fact we are on the second as the first wore out. Great combination of ingredients.
Sandwiches in my panini are favorites. I’m waiting for my panini to wear out – so far so good 🙂
YUM! As others have mentioned, this is a fantastic combination of ingredients, a definite must-try.
I hope you do Sheryl – of course you can use any cheese or meat (optional). I thought about adding some spinach but decided not to 🙂 The cheese and prosciutto and the caramelized onions – yum!
Needless to say, but this sandwich looks so mouthwatering!!!! I cooked similar but I made an open sandwich- just top all ingredients and roasted/baked for few minutes in the oven, nomnom 🙂
Thanks – This sandwich was soooo goood heated up – I enjoyed them for a few days 🙂