15 grilled cheese ideas to die for

A hot, ultra-generous sandwich overflowing with melted cheese. And in this game, in Uncle Sam’s country, the time has come for generosity! Mix and match cheeses, add charcuterie or spicy sauce, everything is good to garnish your bread, to be grilled in the pan, in the oven or in a croque-monsieur maker. For those with a sweet tooth, you can even brush your bread with a melted butter-grated garlic mixture, to add maximum flavor to the dish. Grilled cheese, to try it is to succumb. You have been warned!

Which cheeses for my grilled cheese?

Given the country of origin of this dish, it’s natural that most grilled cheese recipes contain cheddar cheese. However, you can use any cheese you like, as long as it melts during cooking. Gruyère, colby, munster, mozzarella, raclette and even blue cheese all flow uncontrollably – and that’s what we like – as soon as the heat starts to rise.

We avoid dry cheeses like halloumi for example, which has the nasty habit of never melting, no matter the type of cooking used.

How to make a vegan grilled cheese?

For a vegan grilled cheese, simply concoct your own “fake cheese” to imitate cheddar. To make homemade vegan cheese, you mix butternut squash, soaked cashew nuts, onions and garlic to obtain a silky, orange-colored puree. Finally, we add a little nutritional yeast (or malted yeast) to make everything more acidic, fragrant and tasty. And there you have it, all that remains is to slide your “fake mage” between two slices of bread, and add your favorite foods of your choice.

To follow: 15 grilled cheese recipes that will melt more than one person.