Grilled Apple Bacon Cheese with Roasted Red Onion Mayo

Grilled Apple Bacon Cheese with Roasted Red Onion Mayo

This is a Paula Deen recipe that was too good for such a simple sandwich. It's the roasted red onion mayonnaise that does it.

Ingredients

Roasted Red Onion Mayo:

• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup mayonnaise

Set oven to 375. On a rimmed baking sheet, place the chopped onions, olive oil and salt and pepper. Roast 20-25 minutes. Once done, let them cool. Add onions and mayonnaise to a food processor and chop until finely chopped. 

Sandwich (for one, double or triple as needed):

• 2 slices (1/2-inch-thick) sourdough, multigrain or another hearty bread (I used an Artisan Asiago Cheese Bread)
• 4 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked crisp
• 4 slices Cheddar
• 1/2 Granny Smith apple, cored, sliced thin (a mandoline helps)
• Roasted Red Onion Mayo

I only needed 2 slices of cheese per sandwich.  Assemble the sandwiches: mayo on top and bottom slices of bread. Cheese, apple, bacon and cheese. Once the cheese melts it helps keep everything sealed in.  The recipe says to grill on a pan on the oven but I used a panini press.  Therefore, I skipped the butter the bread stage. 

This was so delicious.  The mayo really does make it great.  I will make this again and again. 

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