Southwestern Grilled Cheese Food

SOUTHWEST BORSCHT AND TEX/MEX GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Using a food processor, shred beets, carrots, cabbage and green onions. Add to a large cooking pot
• Add beet juice, chicken broth, rosemary and butter.
• cook on low heat for 40 minutes
• Add in lemon juice
• Spoon into 4 bowls and garnish with freshly chopped cilantro, if desired.
• For the sandwich.
• Butter 4 slices of bread. Combine all six of the ingredients above to make the basil mayo. Spread the mayo on unbuttered side of the bread. Place an iron skillet on the burner at medium heat. Add olive oil.
• Add one slice of pepper jack and one slice of mozzarella to each slice, place in hot skillet
• Butter 2 other slices of bread. Put butter side UP on the top of each sandwich.
• Cook about 2-3 minutes until brown. Using a spatula, carefully turn each sandwich over and cook 2-3 more minutes. Remove from pan. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing in half.
• Serve with the soup and dip, if you like.

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Butter one side of each bread slice.
• Dust buttered sides with seasonings to taste.
• Build sandwich in this order: cheese, tomatoes, onions, olives, remaining slice of bread buttered side out.
• Grill over low to medium low heat until bread gets golden brown and cheese starts to melt.
• Carefully flip sandwich and brown other side.
• Let sit for a few moments before cutting.
• Eat and enjoy!
• Do try to find the Thomas' corn bread if you like corn bread; it is slightly sweet and crumbly like regular corn bread and oh is it good!