Name: Parmesan Crusted Kale Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar -; 1 tbsp. brown sugar -; 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes -; 2 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese -; 1 tbsp. butter, softened -; 1 (6-oz.) bunch Lacinato kale -; 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil -; 2 garlic cloves, sliced -; Kosher salt -; Freshly ground black pepper -; 2 large slices bread, such as sourdough -; 3 oz. sliced or shredded Swiss, such as Jarslberg -

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Ingredients for - Parmesan Crusted Kale Grilled Cheese

1. 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar -

2. 1 tbsp. brown sugar -

3. 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes -

4. 2 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese -

5. 1 tbsp. butter, softened -

6. 1 (6-oz.) bunch Lacinato kale -

7. 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil -

8. 2 garlic cloves, sliced -

9. Kosher salt -

10. Freshly ground black pepper -

11. 2 large slices bread, such as sourdough -

12. 3 oz. sliced or shredded Swiss, such as Jarslberg -

How to cook deliciously - Parmesan Crusted Kale Grilled Cheese

1. Stage

In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, sugar, and red pepper flakes until sugar is fully dissolved.

2. Stage

In another small bowl, stir to combine parmesan and butter. Strip kale leaves from stems, then tear or chop leaves into small bite-sized pieces.

3. Stage

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, 1 minute. Add kale and cook until bright green and slightly wilted, 2 minutes more. Pour vinegar mixture over kale and cook, stirring frequently, until kale is dark green and has shrunk considerably in size, 4 to 6 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then transfer cooked kale to a bowl and wipe skillet clean.

4. Stage

Spread one side of each slice of bread with softened butter mixture. Build sandwich: add half the cheese to the unbuttered side of one slice of bread, then top with kale, remaining cheese, and remaining slice of bread, buttered side out.

5. Stage

Heat skillet over medium heat and add sandwich. Cook until bread is golden and cheese is melty on the lower half of the sandwich 2 to 4 minutes, then flip and cook until the other side is golden and melty, 1 to 3 minutes more.