I woke up this morning and put on my workout clothes.  I did it before I could talk myself out of it.  I figured that gave me at least a 50% greater chance of it actually happening.  Low and behold I have a workout under my belt.  No way, no how was I going to offset that kind of progress with a unhealthy lunch choice so I made a California Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

Making Healthy Choices doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice flavor.  Well selected fresh ingredients can deliver all the satisfaction without the guilt of a bad decision.  I’ve shared before that finding a lunch buddy who has similar goals not only makes it more fun to create mutually enjoyable dishes, but you can split the cost of ingredients.  Note:  There are a lot of alfalfa sprouts in a package and the other half of an avocado never tastes quite as good as the first.

I layered slices of multigrain bread with Monterey jack cheese, sliced avocado, red onion, tomato and alfalfa sprouts.  To give it just a little something extra I drizzled it with some of our Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing and a grind of freshly cracked black pepper.  The combination in this California Grilled Cheese Sandwich was perfect.

California Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Libby with Lemony Thyme

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Ingredients

  

• multigrain bread sliced
• Monterey jack cheese shredded
• avocado sliced
• Roma tomato sliced
• red onion thinly sliced
• alfalfa sprouts
• Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
• coconut oil for pan grilling

Instructions

 

• Layer sandwich ingredients on bread slices. Drizzle with buttermilk ranch dressing. Pan grill in coconut oil until golden brown on both sides.

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