Avocado Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This avocado grilled cheese is a simple way to step up the standard! In just 10 minutes, it makes an easy meal with soup or salad.

Who doesn’t love a good grilled cheese sandwich? Here’s one with a glamorous twist: the avocado grilled cheese. Simply adding an avocado and tomato to a standard grilled cheese makes it fit for serving to company! Although it’s a simple dish, grilled cheese can be gussied up as much or as little as you like. Serve this avocado grilled cheese with tomato alongside a bowl of homemade tomato soup or a green salad, and you’ve got instant lunch or dinner.

More great sandwich recipes? Avocado Club Sandwich or Ultimate Fried Egg Sandwich

How to make the best avocado grilled cheese

This avocado grilled cheese is not rocket science, but it certainly tastes like it! Here are a few key things to remember while making your avocado grilled cheese sandwich:

• Salt the tomatoes & avocado. Salt the tomatoes and let them drain for a bit before whipping up the sandwich. Then adding just the right amount of kosher salt on top makes for gooey, toasty perfection.
• Liberally butter the bread OR use mayo. If you don’t put enough butter on the bread slices, they won’t turn a beautiful golden brown. You want the bread to get nice and toasty when making grilled cheese! Another option: use mayo on the outside of the bread — and inside! It makes it even more rich and savory.
• Use good quality shredded cheese. The star of any homemade grilled cheese is — you guessed it — the cheese. It’s important that you buy good quality cheese. If your grocery store has a deli counter, buy the cheese there instead of getting the pre-packaged stuff for a better flavor. Shredded cheese is the key to getting a fluffy, super cheesy, melty grilled cheese.

Use an artisan style bread for best results.

Use a hearty artisan bread to take this avocado grilled cheese over the top! We’ve found that heartier, crusty bread makes for an excellent grilled cheese that tastes like one from your favorite restaurant. Remember that whatever bread you use needs to be strong enough to hold the tomato and avocado filling, too!

If you’re up for trying a homemade bread, we have lots of bread recipes to try! Here are a few we’d recommend:

• Easy Homemade Bread This easy loaf bread would be perfect for grilled cheese!
• Whole Wheat Bread Our whole wheat bread is similar but has more whole wheat for nutrients and flavor.
• Artisan Bread Make this artisan bread in a Dutch oven for a perfectly crispy crust!
• Best Sourdough Bread Sourdough bread simplified! Includes a printable checklist and video tutorials.

How to slice an avocado

There’s one thing you must know about an avocado: how to cut it safely! Here’s the best way to cut an avocado (see the video below!):

1. Using a large chef’s knife, cut lengthwise around the avocado. Twist the two halves to separate them.
2. Place a towel in your hand and put the avocado on top. With a gentle but quick motion, tap the knife into the avocado pit.
3. Don’t remove the avocado pit with your hand! Instead, pull the cutting board close to your body, then place the pit against the far edge of the cutting board and pull back to release it from the knife. (Watch the video for this part!)
4. Use a large spoon to scoop out the avocado from the peel. Place the avocado with the cut side down, then cut it into slices. To dice the avocado, turn the slices and cut crosswise to make diced avocado.

Variations on avocado grilled cheese!

There are lots of other add-ins that would make this avocado grilled cheese even more incredible. Here are a few ideas on how to step up this sandwich:

• Fresh basil
• Bacon
• Avocado mayo or spicy mayo (on the inside!)
• Ranch dressing or Russian dressing (on the inside!)

There you have it! Let us know what you think of this avocado grilled cheese sandwich in the comments below.

More grilled cheese sandwich recipes

Love grilled cheese? Here are some of our favorite sandwich recipes:

• Gourmet Grilled Cheese Smoked gouda makes grilled cheese magic.
• Grilled Cheese with Tomato & Basil One of the best! Features roasted tomatoes, tomato mayo, basil, and melty mozzarella.
• World’s Best Tuna Melt It really is the world’s best! Incredibly satisfying.
• Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese Make that famous dip into a grilled cheese filling!
• Grilled Cheese with Mayo & Egg This grilled cheese with mayo and boiled egg uses mayonnaise instead of butter for the outside of the bread to make it perfectly crispy!
• Mint Pesto Grilled Cheese Ever tried grilled cheese on the grill? Here’s how.
• Pesto Grilled Cheese Dippers with Marinara Why eat grilled cheese when you can eat dippers? Cut it into strips and dip into marinara.

This avocado grilled cheese recipe is…

Vegetarian.

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Last updated: March 2020