While there are tons of ways to elevate this sandwich, one of the easiest may be lurking in your pantry, waiting for its moment in the spotlight. It's about time that fruit preserves made their way into the modern grilled cheese lexicon.
Adding the preserves is simple. Just add a schmear on your slice of bread before layering in your cheese and closing the slices together. However, you can't just match the cheese and the fruity filling willy-nilly. You have to find ways to perfectly match the flavor of the fruit with the tasting notes of the cheese.
If you're working with a grated cheddar cheese, preferably one that's on the sharp end of things, you may try to pair it with something that's very sugar-forward and has less herbaceous notes, like grape preserves. Or, if you're making a sandwich with ooey gooey fontina, you'll want to select a preserve that can hold up to its richness and offer an acidic bite, like fig or raspberry.
There's also something to be said about bringing the nostalgia of a grilled cheese and tomato soup by adding a tomato jam to this sandwich.
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