This is not a medianoche sandwich. Medianoches are the same as a cuban sandwich but in a sweeter kind of bread, like mayorca bread. Where is the pernil (pork shoulder) and the ham? And please no tomatoes in medianoche
Medianoche Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
The Spanish word for midnight is medianoche, and this type of sandwich is often enjoyed as a late-evening snack. Traditionally, the recipe calls for Cuban bread; we've substituted Hawaiian sweet bread, which is widely available in supermarkets. Pressing the sandwich with a skillet as it cooks not only melts the cheese but also toasts the bread by compressing the delicious layers.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 381
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 11.1g
- Saturated fat: 5.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.2g
- Protein: 24.5g
- Carbohydrate: 44.5g
- Fiber: 2.1g
- Cholesterol: 34mg
- Iron: 2.5mg
- Sodium: 722mg
- Calcium: 549mg
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8 (1 1/2-ounce) slices Hawaiian sweet bread
- 6 ounces reduced-fat Swiss cheese, thinly sliced
- 4 sandwich-cut dill pickles, cut in half crosswise
- 2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard mixture evenly over each bread slice. Divide cheese, pickles, and tomatoes evenly over each of 4 bread slices; top with remaining bread slices.
- Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 1 sandwich to pan. Place a cast-iron or heavy skillet on top of sandwich; gently press to flatten. Cook 45 seconds on each side or until cheese melts and bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwich while it cooks). Repeat procedure with remaining sandwiches. Cut sandwiches in half diagonally.
Medianoche Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Kid-Friendly, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: Caribbean, Cuban
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese, Rice/Grains
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- COOKING METHOD: Grill Pan
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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