Leeks are an underutilized flavor force to be reckoned with.  While they’re subtle, and usually found with scallions in your Mongolian Beef, leeks can actually take the foreground of a meal and make it theirs.  The salty impact of the leek flavor makes this grilled cheese perfectly balanced, and makes mouths water every time!

*Tip for anyone who’s never eaten leeks before.  Make sure you wash/soak them to ensure there’s no dirt caught between the layer, a good 10 minute soak should do!

Ingredients:

• 1 – 5′ inch slice of baguette cut in half
• 1 slice of muenster
• 1 slice of tomato
• 1/3 cup of rough chopped leeks
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tsp. garlic salt
• 1 tsp. ground mustard
• 1 tbsp. Olive Oil

Recipe:

• Bring a small pan up to medium heat
• pour 1 tsp of oil in pan,  reserving remaining oil for the bread
• Add leeks to oil, add all seasonings
• saute for 10 minutes or until tender, remove from heat
• Rub remaining 2 tsp oil on the slices of bread, place in toaster oven
• When the bread is finished, put on the tomato, and leeks.
• Top with cheese
• if you have some fresh basil, this would be a great time to add it, and you could substitute mozzarella for muenster.
• Put back in the toaster, on broil, and keep your eyes on it
• When the cheese is golden brown remove and enjoy

I’ve eaten this the past 3 days, it’s been great!  It’s quite a healthy meal, if you wanna double the health you can use some kind of whole wheat or multi-grain bread, you could also remove the salt.  Please leave comments if you try this, I was pleasantly surprised!