Strawberry, Basil & Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwich {with Strawberry Jalapeno Skillet Jam}

Strawberry season is upon us and there are so many wonderful and creative recipes popping up.  With my mission to share a unique grilled cheese sandwich every day during National Grilled Cheese Month….I’ve been busy.  And happy.  This yummy sandwich will make your family smile whether you serve it for breakfast, lunch or dessert. 

Start with some nice grainy bread and a generous layer of our NEW Strawberry Jalapeno Skillet Jam.

Add some fresh tender basil leaves, sliced strawberries, and a layer of ooey gooey brie.  Pan grill in butter.  Enjoy!

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Roasted Grape, Brie & Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich.  Slightly salty bacon meets it’s new sweetheart roasted red grapes.  When they wrap themselves in a blanket of creamy melted brie it’s pure love.

Yes, I admit an emotional attachment to all of my grilled cheese sandwich recipes.

My first “roasted grape” recipe was our Baked Sweet Potato with Roasted Grapes & Honey Ricotta.  Oven roasting grapes gives them a sweet wakeup call.  The natural sugars are concentrated leaving an almost jam like flavor.

For our Roasted Grape, Brie & Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich I roasted our grapes right along side of the bacon.  I think that’s where their love affair began.  For those of you who adore salty and sweet together you’ll understand my love for this sandwich.

Since there was an abundance of flavor happiness with the grapes and bacon I chose a nice mild brie cheese for this new favorite.  You know the saying “A match made in heaven” well I think we’ve got one here.  Enjoy.

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Recipe inspiration…hmmm toss up between one of those amazing Artisan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (which almost implies healthy…hehe) and an unused hunk of Brie in the cheese drawer.  Doesn’t really matter which because it was the Apple Butter that stole the show.  Smoked Turkey & Brie Grilled Cheese with Apples & Spinach {and Apple Butter}.

This was lunch yesterday.  On a whim.  So great.  Wow.

Nice grainy bread, thinly sliced hickory smoked turkey breast, brie cheese, apple slices, fresh spinach leaves, and apple butter schmeared on both pieces of bread…pan grilled in butter.  So great.  Wow.

I was given a gift of homemade Apple Butter.  It has been sitting on my pantry shelf waiting for it’s time to shine.  And that it did.  It’s sweet but not too sweet, with a hint of cinnamon & spice. Let me share the recipe for this Apple Butter made in a crock pot and canned with love by Cindy.  Cindy, who is going to teach me how to can this coming summer.  I’m so excited.

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I would describe the chutney as ‘punchy’ (which seemed to be the word to describe several of our Thanksgiving dishes this year….hmmm could it be fresh herbs transform the old standards into new bright dishes, perhaps).  So while the cranberry chutney alone is pretty intense, when atop a flaky phyllo shell filled with the buttery goodness of melty ooey gooey brie….little bites of heaven.  I found this recipe for Cranberry Orange & Ginger Chutney Brie Tarts on the site Authentic Suburban Gourmet.  They are a fantastic holiday appetizer and a great way to include some of that extra cranberry sauce.

~ Cranberry Orange & Ginger Chutney Brie Tarts ~ 

Mini Fillo Shells (Phyllo Dough), thawed for 10 minutes

Brie Cheese, skin removed

Cranberry Orange Chutney {with Crystallized Ginger}

Place a teaspoon of brie cheese in each shell and top with small amount of Cranberry Chutney.

Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes until brie is melting and shells begin to brown.

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