Grilled Goat Cheese and Beet Sandwich

Ingredients
Makes 4 Sandwiches

Filling

  • 1 Boiled Beet Roots, shredded (cold)

  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice

  • 1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar

  • 1 tsp Salt

  • ½ tsp Cumin Powder

  • ½ cup Thinly Sliced Red Onions

Sandwich

  • 8 Slices Sourdough (or bread of your choice)

  • 8 oz Goat Cheese soften at room temperature

  • ½ cup greens (microgreens, arugula, spinach) of your choice, chopped if large

  • 2 tbsp butter

  • garlic powder (optional)

Instructions

Make filling

  • Combine everything listed under "Filling". Mix it well and keep it aside.

Prepare Sandwich

  • Lay all the sliced sourdough down on a flat surface. Spread butter on outer sides of all the pieces of bread. Sprinkle a bit of garlic powder on the outside of of the sandwich if desired.

  • Spread room temp goat cheese evenly on the other side of all 8 slices.

  • Spread the filling evenly on 4 slices. Add microgreens or other greens.

  • Close each sandwich.

  • You can use panini maker to cook it if you have one. If not, the flat pan works just as good.

  • Cook on low/medium heat until its golden brown and the goats cheese has melted within the sandwich.

  • If using a pan, You can cover the sandwich while its cooking if the goat cheese does not seem to melt by the time sandwich turns golden brown. Flip the sandwich and cook the other side same way if using pan instead of panini maker.

  • Serve it hot with either soup or salad!

Recipe adapted from myvegetarianroots