Fontina "Toast"

Ingredients: 3-4 ounces imported Italian fontina, thinly sliced and cut to fit the bread, 4 slices white bread (pane in cassetta), made from unbleached flour, 8 thin strips of marinated red peppers, 8 marinated mushrooms, sliced, and Salt and freshly ground black pepper.

A "toast" is the Italian version of a grilled cheese sandwich. Besides cheese, there might be some prosciutto, marinated mushrooms, roasted peppers, or artichokes. In this version, thin slices of fontina are topped with marinated red peppers and mushrooms, then the "toast" is grilled until the cheese melts.

Purchase high-quality marinated vegetables, or make your own. For simple recipes for marinated mushrooms, red peppers, and artichokes.

Arrange the fontina on 2 slices of bread. Arrange peppers and mushrooms over the cheese. Cover with the remaining 2 slices of bread.

Place the "toasts" on a hot, lightly oiled stovetop grill and weigh down with a heavy pan. Cook, turning once, until the cheese melts and both sides of the bread are golden brown and marked by the grill. Alternately, use a sandwich grill and cook until the cheese melts and the bread is golden. Serve hot. Makes 2 "toast."

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