Grilled Pear, Bacon & Cheese Sandwiches

🥘 Ingredients

• arugula
  4 oz
• bacon
  4 strips
• black pepper
  to taste unit
• butter
  3 tbsp
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• gouda cheese
  2 oz
• honey
  1 tbsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• pear
  1 large
• pecans
  ¼ cup
• salt
  to taste unit
• shallot
  1 unit
• sourdough bread
  4 slices
• sugar
  ½ tsp
• white cheddar cheese
  2 oz

🍳 Cookware

• large pan
• small bowl
• large bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and finely chop shallot . Core, quarter, and thinly slice pear . Quarter lemon .

   shallot: 1 unit, pear: 1 large, lemon: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil and 1 tbsp butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add pear, shallot, honey , juice from one lemon wedge, ½ tsp sugar , and a pinch of salt . Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until pear has softened, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Turn off heat and transfer to a small bowl . Stir in juice from one lemon wedge. Wash out pan.

   cooking oil: 1 tsp, butter: 3 tbsp, honey: 1 tbsp, sugar: ½ tsp, salt: to taste unit
3. 

   3

   Evenly layer half the sourdough bread with gouda cheese . Top with pear mixture, white cheddar cheese , and remaining sourdough slices to form sandwiches.

   sourdough bread: 4 slices, gouda cheese: 2 oz, white cheddar cheese: 2 oz
4. 

   4

   Melt 1 tbsp butter in the same pan over medium heat. Once hot, add sandwiches and push around in pan until butter has absorbed. Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese is slightly melted, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Add another 1 tbsp butter to pan, flip sandwiches, and push around again until butter has absorbed. Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese is fully melted, ⏱️ 4 minutes .
5. 

   5

   While sandwiches are toasting, in a large bowl , whisk together juice from one lemon wedge, 2 tbsp olive oil , ¼ tsp salt, and black pepper . Add arugula and pecans . Toss to thoroughly coat.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, black pepper: to taste unit, arugula: 4 oz, pecans: ¼ cup
6. 

   6

   Meanwhile, cook bacon in a separate pan until crisp ⏱️ 5 minutes . Halve sandwiches on a diagonal. Divide sandwiches, bacon, and salad between plates. Serve.

   bacon: 4 strips