We don’t need any special excuse to eat grilled cheese sandwiches, whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
But it’s National Grilled Cheese Month (!), so let’s celebrate with a new creation born from an old classic.
You know how you eat roast beef with horseradish cream sauce for Christmas or New Year’s? I brought the horseradish into the sandwich in the form of wasabi cheese today, and it’s a great, snappy addition, along with some bitter arugula and sweet fig jam.
Our Sunday Supper crew has some 20 special grilled cheese creations for you today, sponsored by our friends Gallo Family Vineyards. Grilled cheese for dinner is the perfect excuse to relax with a glass of wine.
So fire up the George Foreman! We have Sunday Supper sandwiches to grill!
Recipe: Roast Beef Horseradish Arugula Grilled Cheese
Summary: Meaty, spiced with wasabi cheese, stuffed with bitter arugula and a slather of fig jam, this is a sandwich that hits all the flavor notes.
Ingredients
- Crusty sandwich roll
- Dijon mustard
- Fig jam
- Sliced rare roast beef
- Sliced wasabi cheese
- Baby arugula leaves
Instructions
- Slit the roll, spread mustard lightly on one side and fig jam lightly on the other side.
- Layer roast beef, cheese slices and arugula on one side, and then put the bread lid on.
- Grill in a George Foreman-style grill or panini press (or in a hot skillet) until the bread is toasted on the outside and the cheese is melted on the inside.
- Remove, cut in half and serve.
- Serves 1.
Source
Dorothy Reinhold | Shockingly Delicious
Wine pairing
Gallo Family Vineyards Café Zinfandel. This zippy sandwich pairs quite nicely with Café Zinfandel, which has all the deep flavor of a zin in a lighter, smoother, fruity, lightly sparkling style. With hints of strawberry, raspberry and watermelon, this is a perfect sandwich wine, patio wine and picnic wine. You can find more information about Gallo Family Vineyards on their website, and where to buy their products through their Where to Buy Tool.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 1
Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)
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Today’s Sunday Supper recipes
This week our #SundaySupper blogger crew is celebrating National Grilled Cheese Month, sponsored by Gallo Family Vineyards. Check out the super sandwiches we have grilled up for you and our wine pairings for each of them! Try my delicious Roast Beef Horseradish Arugula Grilled Cheese with some Gallo Family Vineyards Café Zinfandel or find something else from the menu below that rings your chimes:
- Apple, Prosciutto and Gruyere Grilled Cheese by Hip Foodie Mom
- Berry Chocolate Panini Sandwich with Wine Reduction Sauce by Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Brie, Ham, and Blackberry Grilled Cheese by Healthy. Delicious.
- Cafe Zinfandel Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese by In The Kitchen With KP
- Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Arugula Grilled Cheese by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- French Onion Grilled Cheese by Family Foodie
- Funky Monkey Grilled Cheese Sammie by The Messy Baker
- Greek Salad Grilled Cheese by Ruffles & Truffles
- Grilled Cheese & Bison Sandwiches by The Foodie Army Wife
- Grilled Goat Cheese w/ Tomatoes & Tarragon on Olive Bread by girlichef
- Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote by Desserts Required
- Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich by Magnolia Days
- Honey Glazed Peach and Pork Tenderloin Grilled Cheese by Melanie Makes
- Kentucky Hot Brown Grilled Cheese by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Mediterranean Grilled Cheese by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Monte Cristo Grilled Cheese by The Dinner-Mom
- Mushroom Duxelles & Asparagus Grilled Cheese by Foxes Love Lemons
- Parmesan Crusted Baked Grilled Cheese by Alida’s Kitchen
- Roast Beef Horseradish Arugula Grilled Cheese by Shockingly Delicious
- Roasted Red Pepper, Feta, and Olive Grilled Cheese by Neighborfood
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Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Gallo Family Vineyards via Sunday Supper, LLC. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Gallo Family Vineyards.
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This is such a beautiful combination of flavors! I could dive into one right now!
Sarah,
I feel that way about all the grilled cheese in this collection. Just dive right in!
Anything with arugula (not to mention fig jam) is a huge winner in my books!
Beth,
Agreed! I feel like arugula is underappreciated so I am doing my part to shine the spotlight on it!
Thank you for the intro to wasabi cheese! You are a walking culinary thesaurus Ms. Dorothy! Love the touch of fig jam, too =)
P.s. Your grilled cheese does look perfect…I’m inspired to try my next grilled cheese without the buttered bread!
Ninja,
You won’t go back to butter, I predict. Some grilled cheese sandwiches you can squeeze out like a sponge…that’s how much butter they have. Not needed!
Wasabi cheese– I’m in love with this flavor combination! Yummy!!
MealDiva,
Get it, get it, get it! You will adore it!
MealDiva,
It turned out to be a wonderful sandwich! Hope you try it!
Love the addition of that peppery arugula!
Shaina,
Arugula makes EVERY sandwich better. Well, haven’t tried it with peanut butter and jelly…might have to do that.
I am going to make this for sure! Pinning so I do not forget!
Stephanie,
Thank you!
This sounds like the perfect grilled cheese sandwich to me.
Judy,
Thanks! We oughta have a grilled cheese party some day!
I love that you started with my favorite, roast beef, and then amped it up a zillion times with the wasabi cheese, arugula and fig jam! What a great way of reminding us, once again, that your kitchen is filled with delectables!
Betsy,
How sweet of you to say that!
Love the addition of the fig jam for a sweet balance to the beef and spicy cheese. I’ve tried horseradish cheddar, but never wasabi. Yum!
Brianne,
Yeah, I like BOTH horseradish cheddar and wasabi cheese. Wasabi might clear your sinuses better. 🙂
Wasabi cheese sounds wonderful! What a great, punchy combo!
Courtney,
It is! It zips up your sandwich quite nicely!
Too funny – I had no idea wasabi cheese existed until a friend posted about it on Instagram yesterday. And now I see this! I need to get my hands on some of this stuff, stat. This sandwich looks just amazing, Dorothy!
Lori,
Oh yes, go on a hunt for wasabi cheese. You won’t be sorry!
I love every single thing on this sammich – it has my mouthwatering!
Heather,
Then my job is done. 🙂
Yes to this delicious combo! Yum.
Thanks, Jennie!
Dorothy!! I’m with you! I love adding dijon to my grilled cheese. . yes!!! this is fabulous!
Alice,
Dijon goes with EVERYTHING!
Sweet, savory, cheesy, meaty! All sorts of yumminess in one sandwich! This looks like a keeper, Dorothy!
Liz,
You have to try that wasabi cheese!
I just love a good roast beef sandwich! I love everything about your sandwich and the wasabi cheese, yum!!
Jennifer,
Wasabi is my new fave specialty cheese!
Wasabi cheese! I’ve got to try that. Sounds perfectly spicy…just the way I like my roast beef and cheese.
Marjory,
You DO! It is sinus-clearing!
mmm… I can just imagine the combination of flavors. Fantastic!!
Family Foodie / Isabel,
Thanks!
Horsey sauce sounds great with the beef and arugula!
Cindy,
Actually, the horsey is the cheese!
I usually put horseradish sauce on my roast beef sandwiches and never thought to use wasabi cheese. Brilliant!
Renee,
Thanks!