Pizza & Sandwiches
Marinated Apple and Cheese Sandwich
Description
Apples and cheddar are a match made in heaven. This apple and cheese sandwich demonstrates why.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 4 teaspoons whole-grain mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 small shallots, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup)
- 2 small garlic cloves, grated (about 1/2 teaspoon)
- 1 tart green apple (such as Granny Smith) unpeeled, cored, and very thinly sliced crosswise
- 1 tart-sweet apple (such as Honeycrisp) unpeeled, cored, and very thinly sliced crosswise
- Salted butter, at room temperature
- 8 slices soft multigrain sandwich bread
- 4 to 8 ounces aged white cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
- 1 1/3 cups packed baby arugula
Directions
- Whisk together vinegar, oil, honey, mustard, pepper, and salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium, stirring occasionally to dissolve honey. Stir in shallots and garlic. Remove from heat.
- Place apple slices in a large, shallow, heatproof dish; pour hot vinegar mixture over apples, and toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature 45 minutes, tossing occasionally. Drain apples, and discard vinegar mixture.
- Spread a generous layer of butter on one side of each bread slice. Divide cheese, apple mixture, and arugula evenly on buttered sides of four bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices, butter sides down. Serve immediately.
