Description
Savory sun-dried tomato, spinach, and ricotta toasted delight blends Mediterranean flavors into a quick gourmet sandwich. Fresh ingredients and creamy ricotta create an irresistible lunch experience you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 1 cup (240 ml) fresh spinach leaves
- ½ cup (120 ml) ricotta cheese
- ½ cup (120 ml) shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup (60 ml) sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 2 tbsps butter, softened
- 2 tbsps grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preparation: Activate a skillet or griddle over medium heat to create an optimal toasting environment.
- Bread Preparation: Generously coat bread slices with softened butter, ensuring complete and even coverage for maximum caramelization.
- Cheese Fusion: Blend ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses in a mixing bowl until achieving a smooth, uniform consistency.
- Initial Layering: Position buttered bread slices facing down on the heated surface, then spread the cheese mixture evenly across each slice.
- Ingredient Distribution: Artfully scatter chopped sun-dried tomatoes and fresh spinach leaves over the cheese layer, creating a vibrant flavor profile.
- Sandwich Completion: Top with remaining bread slices, positioning them butter-side upward to ensure uniform golden browning.
- Toasting Technique: Cook sandwiches for 3-4 minutes per side, carefully monitoring until bread reaches a rich golden-brown and cheese melts completely.
- Serving Presentation: Remove from heat, allow brief cooling, then slice diagonally to reveal the melted interior and showcase the ingredient harmony.
Notes
- Butter Technique: Soften butter at room temperature for easy, even spreading, preventing bread from tearing and ensuring perfect golden-brown crispiness.
- Cheese Mixing Strategy: Blend cheeses thoroughly to create a consistent, creamy texture that melts smoothly and distributes flavors evenly throughout the sandwich.
- Heat Control Mastery: Maintain medium heat to achieve crispy exterior without burning, allowing cheese to melt completely and ingredients to heat through gently.
- Cutting Pro Tip: Let sandwich rest briefly after cooking to help cheese set, making diagonal cutting cleaner and preventing ingredient spillage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg