Best 7 Apple Cheddar Melts With Watercress Recipes

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In this gastronomic journey, we'll embark on a culinary adventure with apple cheddar melts with watercress, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This delightful dish combines the sweet crunch of apples, the sharpness of cheddar cheese, and the peppery bite of watercress, creating a harmonious balance of flavors in every bite. Our culinary repertoire also includes a mouthwatering roasted red pepper and goat cheese melt, where the smoky sweetness of roasted red peppers mingles with the tangy creaminess of goat cheese, resulting in a delectable and visually stunning creation. And for those who prefer a classic indulgence, the timeless grilled cheese sandwich gets a gourmet makeover with our selection of artisanal cheeses and specialty breads, promising an unforgettable experience. Prepare to indulge in a symphony of flavors as we unveil the secrets behind these extraordinary recipes, transforming your kitchen into a haven of culinary artistry.

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EASY APPLE AND CHEDDAR MELTS



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Make these apple and cheddar melts in just 20 minutes. Placed on top of woven wheat crackers, these Easy Apple and Cheddar Melts are guaranteed to please.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pkg. (8 oz.) extra sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 20 slices
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 each small red and green apple, each cut into 20 slices
40 woven wheat crackers

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Cut cheese slices diagonally in half. Mix sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add apples; toss to coat.
  • Place crackers on baking sheet; top with cheese and apples.
  • Bake 4 to 5 min. or until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 240 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g

CARAMELIZED APPLE CHEDDAR MELTS WITH A HONEY DIJON ARUGULA SALAD



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Sure, a classic white bread and American cheese melt hits the spot every now and then-but try one bite of this sweet and savory sandwich, and you just might want to add it to your weeknight repertoire. Sourdough bread slices are swiped with Dijon mustard, then layered with white and yellow cheddar and a caramelized apple filling. They're griddled in butter until perfectly golden brown and melty and paired with arugula, dried cranberries, and sunflower seeds tossed in a tangy Honey Dijon Dressing.

Provided by HelloFresh

Categories     main course

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 unit Apple
¼ ounce Thyme
4 slice Sourdough Bread
2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
½ cup White Cheddar Cheese
½ cup Cheddar Cheese
2 ounce Arugula
1.16 ounce Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries
½ ounce Sunflower Seeds
1.5 ounce Honey Dijon Dressing
½ teaspoon Sugar
2 tablespoon Butter
1 teaspoon Olive Oil
Kosher Salt
Pepper

Steps:

  • • Wash and dry all produce. • Halve, core, and finely dice apple. Strip thyme leaves from stems; mince leaves until you have 2 tsp (3 tsp for 4 servings). • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add apple; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, 5-7 minutes. • Add ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4), minced thyme, and 1 TBSP water (2 TBSP for 4). Cook, stirring, until apple is caramelized and jammy, 2-3 minutes more. Turn off heat. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to a small bowl.
  • • Place sourdough on a clean work surface. Spread half the slices with mustard, then top with white cheddar, caramelized apple, and yellow cheddar. Place remaining bread slices on top to create sandwiches.
  • • Melt 1 TBSP butter in pan used for apple over medium heat. Add sandwiches and cook until golden brown on first side, 4-5 minutes. • Remove sandwiches; add another 1 TBSP butter to pan. Once butter has melted, return sandwiches to pan and cook on second side until bread is golden brown and cheese has melted, 4-5 minutes more. (For 4 servings, cook in two batches; repeat process with remaining sandwiches, adding 1 TBSP butter to the pan for each side.)
  • • While sandwiches cook, add arugula to a large bowl along with dried cranberries and sunflower seeds; toss with as much Honey Dijon Dressing as you like. Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Halve melts on a diagonal. • Divide salad and melts between plates. Serve with any remaining Honey Dijon Dressing on the side for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 860 kcal, Fat 48 g, SaturatedFat 21 g, Carbohydrate 85 g, Sugar 27 g, Protein 22 g, Fiber 5 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Sodium 1130 mg

APPLE CHEDDAR MELT



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Experience the perfect mix of sweet and savory when you make this Apple Cheddar Melt. Delicious apples pair with melted cheddar and crunchy crackers in this super-quick Apple Cheddar Melt recipe.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 6m

Yield Makes 2 servings, 3 topped crackers each.

Number Of Ingredients 3

1/4 of a medium Delicious apple, cut into 6 slices
6 round buttery crackers
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Steps:

  • Place 1 apple slice on each cracker; sprinkle with 1 tsp. cheese.
  • Place on microwavable plate.
  • Microwave on HIGH for 20 seconds or until cheese begins to melt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 150 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP AND ITALIAN PATTY MELTS



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 25

4 cups whole milk
3 (14-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained
2 rounded tablespoons tomato paste
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, cut in pieces
1 stalk of celery, coarsely chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup Watercress and Hazelnut Pesto or store bought prepared basil pesto, available on dairy aisle
12 ounces watercress, stems removed
1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
2 cloves cracked garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground or grated nutmeg
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, plus 1 tablespoon
4 sweet Italian sausage patties, 1/4 pound each, available in packaged meat case of the market
1 cubanelle long sweet Italian light green pepper, seeded and sliced
1 medium yellow skinned onion, sliced
Salt and pepper
8 slices Italian bread, or white bread
8 slices deli-sliced provolone

Steps:

  • Heat the milk over moderate heat in a medium pot. Put tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, salt and pepper, sugar, flour, butter, celery into a food processor and grind until smooth. Pour mixture into milk and raise heat to bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. While soup cooks, make pesto and sammies.
  • Fill the food processor with watercress, loosely packed. Add hazelnuts, 1/2 of the oil and garlic cloves to the watercress in the processor. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to the processor bowl, set lid in place and pulse grind the mixture into a thick paste. Add any remaining watercress to the processor and grind into the paste by pulsing the processor again. Transfer watercress paste to a bowl. Stir in the remaining oil and the cheese. Taste pesto sauce and adjust seasonings.
  • Heat a griddle over medium high heat. Drizzle the pan with extra-virgin olive oil and add the patties and cook 5 minutes on each side. Remove from the griddle and add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and the peppers and onions. Season the peppers and onions and cook until just tender, 5 minutes. Remove them from the griddle. Wipe the griddle clean and reduce heat to medium low. Assemble sandwiches: place 4 slices of bread down, top with 1/4 each of the peppers onions, then a slice of cheese, a cooked sausage patty, another slice of cheese and then place bread on top. Add butter to griddle and cook sammy melts 2 or 3 minutes on each side until golden and cheese is melted. Press with spatula as sammies cook or set another heavy skillet on sammies to weigh them down.
  • Pour soup into shallow bowls and add a couple of rounded spoonfuls of pesto to each dish and stir it into the soup. Cut the patty melts corner to corner and dip in the soup as you eat.

APPLE CHEDDAR MELTS WITH WATERCRESS



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Categories     Sandwich     Fruit     Brunch     Broil     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy     Lunch     Cheddar     Apple     Curry     Fall     Watercress     Gourmet

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 slices whole-wheat bread, lightly toasted
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 Granny Smith apple, halved, cored, and thinly sliced
1 bunch watercress (8 ounces), trimmed and coarse stems discarded
1/2 pound extra-sharp white Cheddar, thinly sliced

Steps:

  • Makes 2 servings.
  • Preheat broiler.
  • Arrange toasts in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan. Mash together butter and curry powder and spread on toasts. Arrange apple on toasts, then top with watercress and cover evenly with cheese. (Tuck watercress under cheese to prevent it from burning.)
  • Broil sandwiches about 6 inches from heat until cheese is melted and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

OPEN-FACE HAM, CHEDDAR, AND APPLE BUTTER SANDWICHES



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Categories     Sandwich     Mustard     Broil     Quick & Easy     Lunch     Cheddar     Apple     Ham     Bon Appétit     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 ciabatta rolls, halved horizontally, or 6 1/2-inch-thick slices country-style bread
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 tablespoons apple butter
4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/4 pounds Black Forest ham, thinly sliced
12 ounces extra-sharp white cheddar cheese, sliced
1 bunch fresh chives, chopped

Steps:

  • Brush cut side of ciabatta rolls with oil. Place rolls, cut side up, on baking sheet. Broil until rolls begin to brown around edges, about 2 minutes. Spread apple butter and mustard on each roll half. Top with ham, then cheese. Broil until cheese melts and begins to brown in spots, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

EASY APPLE CHEDDAR MELTS



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Here's an easy-to-make appetizer that's great tasting. It was found in the fall 2004 issue of the Kraft 'food&family' magazine.

Provided by Sydney Mike

Categories     Cheese

Time 10m

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 small green apple, cut into 20 slices
1 small red apple, cut into 20 slices
1 (10 ounce) package extra-sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 20 small slices
40 Triscuit crackers

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Whisk together sugar & cinnamon in medium bowl, then add apple slices, & toss to coat.
  • Cut cheese slices in half diagonally.
  • Place crackers on a baking sheet, & top each with 1 cheese slice & 2 apple slices.
  • Bake 4-5 minutes, until cheese is melted.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.6, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 14.9, Sodium 482.6, Carbohydrate 46.2, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 7.3, Protein 9.5

Tips:

  • Choose the right apples: Use firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp. These apples will hold their shape when baked and provide a nice contrast to the melted cheddar cheese.
  • Slice the apples thinly: This will help them to cook evenly and soften quickly.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut the bread: This will prevent the bread from tearing and make it easier to assemble the melts.
  • Don't overcrowd the baking sheet: Leave some space between the melts so that they can cook evenly.
  • Bake the melts until the cheese is melted and bubbly: This will take about 10-12 minutes.
  • Serve the melts immediately: They are best enjoyed when they are hot and gooey.

Conclusion:

Apple cheddar melts with watercress are a quick and easy snack or meal that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are also a great way to use up leftover apples and cheese. The combination of sweet apples, sharp cheddar cheese, and peppery watercress is delicious and satisfying. These melts are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.

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