French Onion Grilled Cheese

Caramelized Onion Ingredients:

1 tbsp each of butter and extra virgin olive oil

1 large, sweet onion sliced into half moons

1/3 cup of white wine

2 sprigs of fresh thyme removed from the stems

Sandwich Ingredients:

8 slices of pumpernickel bread

¼ cup of mayonnaise

4 to 6 ounces of Swiss cheese

Directions:

In a large skillet caramelize onion over med-low heat add olive oil and butter.  When butter is melted, add the onion, stiffing occasionally. Slowly add in the wine and bit at a time. Once you have added the last of the wine, stir in the thyme and continue to cook until the onions are caramelized and the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from the heat.

To assemble the sandwiches, spread the mayonnaise on the tops of each slice of bread.

Turn the mayonnaise slices of bread over and add the onion followed by the cheese. Top with the remaining bread, mayonnaise side up.

Heat a non-stick skillet such as a George Forman.  Once heated, add the 4 assembled sandwiches, closing the top over the sandwiches.  Cook just until the cheese is melted.

Enjoy with a side salad of your choice.