Black Forest Ham and Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese Recipe
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The tried-and-true combination of ham and cheese is tweaked just slightly for this sandwich. We paired Cambozola’s creamy texture and pungent flavor with Black Forest ham, sweet caramelized onions, and grilled rye for an update on the deli classic.
What to buy: Cambozola is a German blue cheese that has the creaminess of Camembert mixed with the earthiness of Gorgonzola. It can be found at high-end grocery stores and at cheese shops. If you can’t find it, Gorgonzola dolce makes a nice substitute.
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 2 (1/2-inch-thick, 7-1/2-inch-long) slices light rye bread
- 2 ounces thinly sliced Cambozola cheese
- 2 tablespoons Basic Caramelized Onions
- 2 ounces thinly sliced Black Forest ham
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
- Once the pan is warm, add a slice of bread buttered side down and top with the cheese, then onions, then ham. Close the sandwich with the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
- Cook until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted, about 4 to 5 minutes per side.
Beverage pairing: Hartley & Gibson’s Amontillado, Spain. If you think of this sandwich as a tapa, you might be tempted to pair it with sherry, as they would in Andalucia. The best match is a light amontillado that has the nuttiness to go with the cheese and some acidity to cut through the ham’s fat. This amontillado is off-dry, and the caramelized onions on the sandwich introduce sweetness to the combo.
Sounds like a wonderful combination really. But its truly a minomer to call it anything but Ham & Cheese. 'Grilled Cheese' is good ole white bread, maaaayyyybe sourdough, with nothing but a good Wisconsin cheddar.
christ, this was fantastic. i used gruyere instead of cambozola. so comforting.
WOW. sounds great! I love how it looks! gritty and full of flavour.
Yum. Will try this on my panini maker and use storebought carmelized onions that I have on hand.
sounds amazing. call it mental health food.
It might taste good, but it looks horrible.