Monday’s Bread Bowl: Grilled Strawberry-N-Neufchatel

Red, white, and heated up for flavor

Some sandwiches are in a class of their own. We’ve wanted to bring you this post after The Mixed Stew Crew saw a menu item with strawberries and cheese at a local sandwich shop. So we decided to experiment and come up with our own version. Ripe strawberries and creamy Neufchatel cheese can be a match made in heaven for some. Sweet honey and a pinch of ground cinnamon provide yummy flavor notes to this fancy sandwich treat. Here is our version:

What you will need:

1 small bowl
1 butter knife
2 sandwich bread slices
2-4 strawberries, thinly sliced
¼ cup, Neufchatel cream cheese
2 teaspoons honey
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon butter
1 frying pan

Cooking and Directions:

Combine cream cheese with honey and ground cinnamon in small bowl. Mix well. Spread cream cheese mixture on one side of each bread slice. Next, arrange sliced strawberries on one bread slice so that the cream cheese is covered with strawberries. You may pile on as little or as much strawberries. Place other bread slice on top of the layer of strawberries with the cream cheese side facing down to make a sandwich. Heat frying pan on medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Place butter in frying pan to melt and coat the bottom. Gently place sandwich in the frying pan. Let sandwich grill on one side (2-5 minutes) until desired browning is achieved. Flip entire sandwich over. Again, let the sandwich grill on second side until your desired browning is reached. Remove grilled sandwich from pan. Serve immediately.