Best Tomato Cheese Melts Recipes

MINI SANDWICH BUFFET: MINI GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO, MINI RACHAEL'S AND MINI SPICY PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to warm, 250 degrees F.
• Preheat large griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• To a small pot over medium low heat add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, eyeball it. To warm oil, add butter and melt it into the oil. Keep a pastry brush on a spoon rest or small plate on hand.
• Lay out 8 slices of rye bread. Dot bread with teaspoonfuls of red pepper relish. Top with even amounts of smoked turkey, sauerkraut and thinly sliced cheese. Top cheese with remaining slices of bread. Brush griddle or skillet with oil and butter mixture. Grill and toast sandwiches 2 or 3 minutes on each side. Transfer sandwiches to cookie sheet and place in oven to keep warm. Wipe off griddle or skillet.
• Lay out 8 slices of mini pumpernickel bread. Cut sliced Swiss cheese into pieces that will fit bread. Layer cheese and sliced tomatoes on bread. Season with salt, pepper, chives and place another layer of cheese on tomatoes. Top sandwiches with another slice of bread. Brush griddle or skillet liberally with oil and butter. Grill and toast sandwiches 2 or 3 minutes on each side. Transfer grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches to warm oven. Wipe griddle or skillet clean.
• Mix beef, Worcestershire, onion and seasoning or salt and pepper. Form 8 small patties. Raise heat to medium high. Fry patties in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil on griddle or skillet 2 or 3 minutes on each side. Place patties on rye bread bottoms and wipe griddle or skillet clean. Top patties with cheese and another slice of bread. Reduce heat on griddle or skillet back to medium and brush with oil and butter. Grill sandwiches 2 or 3 minutes on each side until toasted.
• Remove mini Rachael's and grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches from the warm oven. Pass trays of sandwiches with mini pickles, mini pretzels. Mini candies and cookies treat your sweet tooth.

TOMATO SOUP WITH BACON-CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine diced tomatoes, Puttanesca Sauce and evaporated milk. Bring mixture to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in a blender. Return to pot and stir in basil.
• Preheat broiler.
• Spread 1 teaspoon mayonnaise on each bread slice. Top with 1/4 cup spinach leaves, 2 bacon slices and 2 ounces shredded cheese. Place bread slices on a baking sheet and place under broiler. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, until cheese melts. Serve soup with Bacon Cheese Melts.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovy paste, salt, and red pepper flakes and stir to combine. Add the wine and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

AVOCADO, TOMATO AND CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Separate the English muffin halves and place them face-up on a large baking sheet. Spread about a teaspoon of mayonnaise on each muffin half. Next, spread 1/8 of the slightly mashed avocado on each muffin. Top the avocado with 1-2 tomato slices as needed to cover the avocado. Finally, lay the cheese slices atop the tomato. Bake until the cheese melts and you can see the muffins start to look crisp and toasty. Sprinkle each melt with a bit of salt and pepper.

BACON,TOMATO &CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• In a skillet cook Bacon slices till about 3/4 of the way through and remove from skillet and drain on paper towel. They will finish cooking under Broiler later.
• Next brush each roll with melted butter and put under the broiler and toast till lightly browned. Remove.
• Top each roll with a slice of Cheese. Then each with a Tomato slice. Top each one with two slices of the Bacon (criscross them) and return them to the broiler. Broil till Bacon finishes cooking and Cheese is well melted. Serve hot.

TOMATO CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• place the bread on a cookie sheet and brush with olive oil.
• broil until lightly toasted.
• turn bread over and brush with olive oil.
• place tomato slices on 4 slices of bread, sprinkle with seasoning, grated cheese and a slice of mozzeralla.
• broil until cheese is melted.
• remove from oven and place tops on sandwhiches.
• enjoy.