
Guest author: Elyse May
Contact: Michelle May, MD
Website: VeggieTeensCookbook
This recipe is from Veggie Teens: A Cookbook and Guide for Vegetarian Teenagers, a perfect resource for teenagers and their families interested in learning about health and cooking for a plant-based diet. Veggie Teens was developed by Elyse May, a 14-year old animal lover and veggieteen, for other teenage vegetarians. Elyse allowed her mother, a physician and mindful eating expert, and her father, a professional spa chef, to make significant contributions to the book as well. It contains teen-friendly recipes with photos, basic culinary tips for budding foodies, nutrition notes, and teen tips. Veggie Teens is now available as an affordable, earth friendly e-book at VeggieTeensCookbook.
Gourmet Grilled Cheese
Serves 1
Ingredients:
½ cup of grilled vegetables. We used red peppers, red onions, and asparagus for this sandwich
1 slice of cheddar or pepper jack cheese (thinly sliced)
Foccacia roll (2 ounces) sliced in half (or two slices of French bread)
Directions:
1. Place half of cheese on bottom piece of bread.
2. Top with grilled veggies.
3. Top with remaining cheese and the other piece of bread.
4. Grill sandwich in a hot skillet or panini grill.
Nutrition analysis per serving: 311 Calories; 14 Fat; 12g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 4g Fiber; 34mg Cholesterol; 474mg Sodium
Image: Michelle May










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1243 days ago
[...] Busy Family Meals Try a gourmet grilled cheese recipe by a teenage chef! [...]
Grilled cheese with turkey…gonna be trying that one soon! Thanks :-)
We love grilled cheese sandwiches. One of our favorites is turkey, tomato and cheese. Yum!!!
We love putting all kinds of things in grilled cheese sandwiches. One of my favorites is turkey, tomato and cheese on sourdough bread. Yum!!!
1244 days ago
[...] Gourmet Grilled Cheese [...]
I’m not a vegetarian, much less a vegiteen ;-)
but this looks and sounds “good enough to eat” – even to me.
1245 days ago
[...] Busy Family Meals ~ Try a gourmet grilled cheese recipe by a teenage chef! [...]
1245 days ago
[...] Busy Family Meals ~ Try a gourmet grilled cheese recipe by a teenage chef! [...]
1245 days ago
[...] Busy Family Meals ~ Try a gourmet grilled cheese recipe by a teenage chef! [...]