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🍽️ Crispy Rye Bread Sandwiches with Caramelized Pears and Melted Cheese

293 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 red onions
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp honey
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• 1 pear
• 100 g blue cheese (50% fat in dry matter)
• 4 large slices rye sourdough bread (240 g)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onions and cut them into thin strips.
2. 2. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan.
3. 3. Add the onion strips and the honey to the hot pan.
4. 4. Sauté the mixture over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes until soft and caramelized.
5. 5. Deglaze the pan with vinegar.
6. 6. Let the liquid reduce over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
7. 7. Season the onion mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
8. 8. Wash the pear and cut it into wedges.
9. 9. Core the pear wedges.
10. 10. Grill the pear wedges in a hot grill pan for 4 minutes over medium heat.
11. 11. Slice the cheese into thin pieces.
12. 12. Top two slices of bread with the grilled pear wedges, the caramelized onions, and the cheese slices.
13. 13. Cover the topped bread slices with the remaining bread slices to form sandwiches.
14. 14. Heat the remaining oil in a hot grill pan.
15. 15. Place the sandwiches in the hot pan.
16. 16. Fry the sandwiches for 3 to 4 minutes per side over medium heat until the cheese is melted.
17. 17. Cut the finished sandwiches diagonally in half.
18. 18. Serve the sandwiches immediately while warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 293
• Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 13 g · Carbs: 34 g