Ham Grilled Cheese

Name: Ham Grilled Cheese
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Grilled cheese; 1 rustic ciabatta bread; 1/2 cup (125 mL) extra virgin olive oil; 8 oz (240 g) Canadian Swiss sliced; 9 oz (270 g) smoked ham or Black Forest ham thinly sliced; 1 bunch arugula leaves; Cracked black pepper to taste; Tapenade; 2 oz (60 g) sun dried tomatoes soaked; 1 oz (30 g) Kalamata olives; 1/2 clove garlic minced; 2 tbsp + 2 tsp (40 ml) olive oil; 1 tbsp capers drained and chopped; 2 tbsp Canadian Parmesan grated

This is the Ham Grilled Cheese recipe.

Prep: 30 min
Cooking: 5 min

Yields 4 servings

Ingredients

Grilled cheese
1 rustic ciabatta bread
1/2 cup (125 mL) extra virgin olive oil
8 oz (240 g) Canadian Swiss sliced
9 oz (270 g) smoked ham or Black Forest ham thinly sliced
1 bunch arugula leaves
Cracked black pepper to taste
Tapenade
2 oz (60 g) sun dried tomatoes soaked
1 oz (30 g) Kalamata olives
1/2 clove garlic minced
2 tbsp + 2 tsp (40 ml) olive oil
1 tbsp capers drained and chopped
2 tbsp Canadian Parmesan grated

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Preparation

Tapenade:

Chop together tomatoes, olives, garlic and capers. Slowly add olive oil, stir in Canadian Parmesan and finish seasoning with fresh pepper. Set tapenade aside.

Preheat barbecue to low heat.

Grilled Cheese:

Slice ciabatta bread straight across into round disks approximately 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick. Assemble each sandwich with Canadian Swiss, ham and arugula leaves. Lightly brush both sides of ciabatta bread with olive oil. Lightly grill each side of sandwich over very low heat. Remove from grill and place on platters with 1 tsp (5 mL) of tapenade on top.