INGREDIENTS

  • 4 teaspoons butter
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 4 slices American cheese (must be yellow)
  • 4 slices bread (whole wheat prefered)

    • use 4 teaspoons orange puree (recipe 256341)

  • pureed carrots , and
  • sweet potatoes

DIRECTIONS

  1. Melt 1 tsp of butter in a small skillet over medium low heat.Add 1 tsp of the olive oil.
  2. Spread 1 tsp of the orange Puree on the center of each slice of bread.Do not get close to the edge –you don’t want this oozing out where your kids can see the dreaded vegetable.
  3. Top each side of the bread with a slice of cheese, then make sandwiches (2 slices of bread, 2 slices of cheese, 2 tsp orange puree).
  4. Place one sandwich into the skillet.Don’t press it down, you want the puree to absorb into the bread, not ooze out.
  5. For each bread side, add 1 more tsp of butter and 1 more tsp olive oil.Brown each side of both sandwiches until crispy.
  6. Let cool for a few moments before cutting.
  7. Since the orange puree adds a tiny bit of sweetness to the grilled cheese, I found it helpful to sprinkle the outside of the grilled cheese sandwiches with garlic salt.Use your judgement based on what your picky eater will tolerate.