Caramelized Apple & Gouda Sandwiches

with Cucumber & Grape Tomato Salad

Allergens: Milk, Soy, Wheat

Total: 20 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
Ingredients

  • Baby Lettuce

    1 unit

  • Italian Dressing

    1½ ounce

  • Dried Thyme

    1 teaspoon

  • Sourdough Bread

    4 slice

  • Mini Cucumber

    1 unit

  • Grape Tomatoes

    4 ounce

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Gouda Cheese

    4 slice

  • Fig Mustard

    1 ounce

  • Shallot

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    3 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1

  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot. Halve and core apple; thinly slice into half-moons.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Shallot

    1 unit

2

  • Heat a drizzle of oil and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add shallot, half the apple, ¼ tsp thyme (½ tsp for 4), and salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly tender, 3-4 minutes.

  • Add 2 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4). Cook, stirring continuously, until water has evaporated, 30-60 seconds; season with pepper.

  • Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Shallot

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    3 tablespoon (tbsp)

3

  • Place sourdough on a clean work surface. Spread half the slices with fig mustard, then top with cooked apple and gouda. Top with remaining bread to create sandwiches.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Fig Mustard

    1 ounce

4

  • Melt 1 TBSP butter in pan used for apple over medium heat. Add sandwiches and cook until golden brown on first side, 3-4 minutes.

  • Remove sandwiches from pan; add another 1 TBSP butter. Once melted, return sandwiches to pan and cook on second side until bread is golden brown and cheese melts, 3-4 minutes more. (For 4 servings, cook in batches, adding 1 TBSP butter per side.)

Ingredient Quantities

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Butter

    3 tablespoon (tbsp)

5
  • Meanwhile, trim and discard root end from lettuce; thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Chop leaves into bite-size pieces. Halve tomatoes. Trim and halve cucumber lengthwise; slice into ¼-inch-thick half-moons. 

  • In a large bowl, toss lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, and remaining sliced apple with dressing. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Apple

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

6
  • Halve sandwiches on a diagonal.
  • Divide salad and sandwiches between plates and serve.