Grilled cheese with smoked turkey and avocado

Yield: 1 Servings

Measure Ingredient
3 ounces Whole-milk mozzarella
½ \N Firm-ripe California avocado
2 tablespoons Unsalted butter; softened
4 slices Firm pumpernickel
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
6 ounces Thinly sliced smoked turkey

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Accompaniment: Cucumber, Radish, and Red Onion Salad Thinly slice mozzarella. Pit, peel, and thinly slice avocado. Spread butter on one side of each bread slice and turn slices over. Spread mustard on bread slices and top 2 slices with mozzarella, avocado, and turkey. Season turkey with salt and pepper and top with remaining 2 bread slices, buttered sides up.

Heat a heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook sandwiches until bread is crisp and cheese is melted, about 1½ minutes on each side.

Serve sandwiches with cucumber salad.

Makes 2 sandwiches.

Gourmet January 1998

Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@...> on Feb 24, 1998

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