West Coast Special

     Sweet fig jam, intense blue cheese, mild jack and bitter arugula all combine for a fantastic signature grilled cheese sandwich named after the City by the Bay:

San Francisco Grilled Cheese

Spread

2 Tbsp. salted butter, softened

4 slices sourdough bread

4 Tbsp. fig jam or preserves

Assemble

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 oz.)

4 Tbsp. crumbled blue cheese (1 oz.)

1 cup arugula

Spread butter on one side of each bread slice; place on a cutting board, buttered side down.  Spread unbuttered sides with 1 Tbsp. jam.

Assemble sandwiches by placing 1/2 cup Jack cheese on two of the slices.  Top each with 2 Tbsp. blue cheese, half the arugula, remaining Jack cheese and remaining two bread slices, buttered side up.

Cook sandwiches in a 12" nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, 2 minutes.  Cover skillet, reduce heat to medium, and cook until sandwich undersides are golden and cheese begins to melt, 2-3 minutes.  Flip sandwiches and press with a spatula.  Cover skillet and cook until sandwich undersides are golden and cheese melts, 2-3 minutes.  Flip sandwiches again; press with teh spatula, cover, and cook 1 minute more.  Remove sandwiches from skillet; let rest 1-2 minutes before cutting in half.