Grilled Cheese with Apricot

Ingredients

8 slices of bread
¼ - ½ cup soft cheese (ricotta, cream cheese, Neufchatel, and/or goat)
Beef deli meat, leftover beef, or leftover lamb
Sliced apricot or stewed dried apricot
4+ slices of cheese
Butter or shortening

Directions

Assemble the sandwich as follows:

Soft cheese
Meat
Apricot
Cheese slice(s)

To stew dried apricots:

Roughly chop the apricots
Rinse under cold water
Place in saucepan, cover with water, let sit at least 2 hours
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 15-20 minutes

Grilling the sandwich:

Spread butter or shortening on each side of the bread (butter gives it a good flavor, shortening gives it more of a crunch)
Grill on each side over medium heat until bread is browned

Dried apricots are a common, half-eaten item in our kitchen pantry. I came up with this recipe using my copy of The Flavor Bible, which I highly recommend. The book told me everything that pairs well with apricot. I opted to make a sandwich since our kitchen also had leftover bread. My family liked this sandwich best of any on this blog thus far.

Yield	4 sandwiches
Categories	Main meal
Prep Time	10 minutes (if using fresh apricot) 15 minutes (if using dried apricot)
Cook Time	15 minutes (if using fresh apricot) 35 minutes (if using dried apricot)
Stand Time	120 minutes (dried apricot)
Ready Time	25 minutes (fresh apricot) 2 hours 50 minutes (dried apricot)
Notes	This sandwich is designed to mix and match leftovers you may have laying around.

Grilled Cheese with Apricot

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