Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • ½ pint blackberries
  • or up to 1 ½ cups
  • 2 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar
  • balsamic drizzle or balsamic reduced with light brown sugar until thick and syrupy
  • ½ cup basil leaves (a handful)
  • stacked
  • rolled and very thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Six ½- to ¾-inch-thick slices sesame Italian bread
  • 8 ounces Fontina cheese
  • sliced

Instruction

  • Place berries in a bowl and add aged balsamic vinegar or balsamic drizzle and basil and mash with a fork to combine and macerate berries
  • Preheat a griddle or large skillet over medium-low heat
  • Combine 2 tablespoons EVOO and butter in small bowl and microwave 45 seconds
  • Brush one side of the sliced bread lightly
  • Flip buttered sides down and build cheese sandwiches with fontina and black berries, then more cheese
  • Fold sandwiches together and grill sandwiches until deeply golden and cheese has melted, then cut in half