When was the last time you had a grilled cheese sandwich. An ooey gooey grilled cheese sandwich.
But grilled cheese with Daiya is indeed possible, and stunningly easy.
A few words of warning…
Daiya does make several flavors of sliced cheese. All of them contain carrageenan. Carrageenan is a thickener and stabilizer used in lots of processed foods, but it is also suspected of being unsafe especially in large amounts. Daiya shreds do not contain carrageenan and they actually make for a less messy “cheese” sandwich so I use the shreds.
Ingredients
About three tablespoons butter substitute…currently we use an Earth Balance coconut oil based spread. It is also possible to just use safflower oil.
Two slices of gluten free bread, preferably a kind that can be somewhat squishy.
About 1/4 cup of Daiya cheddar shreds
Vegan soy-free mayonnaise (optional, it just helps the shreds stay in the sandwich)
Equipment
Metal Spatula for flipping sandwich
Knife for spreading mayonnaise
Pan, with lid large enough to hold sandwich.
Toaster
Instructions
Turn the burner on to medium heat
Put the empty pan on the heat
Melt the spread in the pan. You want the entire bottom covered to a depth of 1/8 of an inch
Toast the bread in the toaster to thaw it and warm it slightly.
If you are using mayonnaise, spread it on one face of each of the two slices of bread
Sprinkle cheese the mayonnaise coated side of one of the slices s of bread and then put other mayonnaise coated slice on top also facing the cheese.
Put sandwich in frying pan and put lid on immediately
When you hear a steamy sizzle (or in about three minutes) take off lid and flip sandwich
Put lid back on pan and cook the other side to ideal level of cooked. The cheese should be just melted and the bread golden brown.
Remove toasty sandwich using spatula
cut in half and serve.