I spend all summer waiting for figs to come in season. When they finally turned up at the market, I could not resist putting some sweet, fresh figs onto my grilled cheese sandwich. The best thing about this “recipe” is that it’s not a recipe at all. You can use any bread you like, any soft or creamy cheese, and you can slice, mince, or grill up the figs before adding them to your sandwich (fig jam also works really well).
I don’t have a panini press, but if you do, feel free to grill up your sandwich to get those beautiful grill marks. Alternatively, you can just press your sandwich down over a grill pan for a toasted and crunchy bite!
For a low carb option, hold the bread and just grill up a whole wheel of brie or Camembert and top with figs and generous drizzle of honey.
This post is part of the Kosher Recipe Linkup for the month of August, featuring GRILLED recipes. Scroll down for more!
Grilled Fig & Cheese Sandwich
2 slices wholegrain bread or 1 baguette
2-3 tbsp creamy cheese, such as ricotta, farmer’s or goat OR a few slices of soft cheese such as brie or camembert
3 fresh figs, sliced
drizzle of honey
pinch of cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
Method:
Spread cheese on bread and top with figs. Drizzle honey over figs and sprinkle a dash of cinnamon. Heat up butter in a grill pan and grill the sandwich until browned and toasted.
1 year ago: honey roasted figs
oh my goodness, this looks so yummy!! and a good way to take advantage of jessica’s fig tree.
I love this kind of dessert, my favorite way to end a meal. My wife made this once at her parent’s house – unfortunately this is a no-go in our dairy-free home.
I want to devour this grilled cheese sandwich! My neighbors just planted a fig tree so in 3 years, I can use those figs to make this sandwich :) In the meantime, I guess I’ll have to go buy my figs…
this looks delicious. i love the combination of the figs, cheese and honey. A perfect breakfast!
Love it! Sophisticated, delicious, easy . . .
I also love figs and wait for the end of summer to use them as long as I can get them. And I’ve made grilled cheese with fig jam, but fresh figs and grilled cheese! OH YUM, this is tomorrow’s lunch. Thanks.
This sounds delicious! I love fresh figs with honey and the grilled cheese sounds like the perfect accompaniment.
Do you take lunch orders?? This looks absolutely amazing!
What an elegant take on a grilled sandwich!
Yum, Figs are in season! I am always looking for new ways to use these fruits.
Thank you for inspiring me! I have included this recipe in my August Roundup. Please stop by and let me know what you think of the post.
Thank you so much for including me, I’ll definitely stop by!
Sounds delish! You must get a panini press, I love mine!