Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwich with Banana and Pineapple Salsa

Name: Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwich with Banana and Pineapple Salsa
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 to 6 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick; 12 slices Brioche, cut 1/2 inch thick, crust removed; 113 grams butter, room temperature; 227 grams cream cheese, softened; 1 Tbsp lime zest; 1 orange, zested; 1 ripe pineapple, peeled, core removed; 1 Tbsp rum; 1 Tbsp sugar, plus 3 tablespoons, plus 1/4 cup; 0 vanilla bean split

Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwich with Banana and Pineapple Salsa

Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwich with Bananan and Pineapple Salsan is a vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 12g of protein, 45g of fat, and a total of 689 calories. It is an affordable recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 35 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rum, brioche, lime zest, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event.

Instructions

Cut the pineapple in small dice and place in colander. Set aside and let the juice drain, reserving the juice. Julienne the orange zest and place in a small pot and cover with water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Strain and reserve the zest and the orange flavored water. Using the same small pot, combine the reserved pineapple juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, and orange zest. Scrape the vanilla bean seeds into it the pot as well. Bring to a simmer.

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Pineapple Juice

Water

Vanilla Bean

Orange Zest

Pineapple

Orange

Juice

Seeds

Sugar

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Colander

Pot

Place the pineapple in a bowl and pour over the juice.

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Pineapple

Juice

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Bowl

Let it sit for 2 hours or overnight.

Combine the lime zest, 3 tablespoons sugar, cream cheese, and rum in a medium bowl and whip until smooth. Reserve. This can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance.

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Cream Cheese

Lime Zest

Sugar

Rum

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Bowl

To build the sandwiches, cut each brioche slice in 1/2 and brush with butter on one side.

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Brioche

Butter

Sprinkle with some of the remaining 1/4-cup sugar and turn over so the non-buttered side is faced up.

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Sugar

Spread a 1/4-inch layer of the cream cheese spread on all slices. Put a layer of bananas on 1/2 the slices and place the other slice of brioche on top, forming a sandwich.

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Cream Cheese Spread

Banana

Brioche

Spread

Lightly butter and sugar the aluminum sheets and place a sandwich on each. Fold up and reserve.

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Butter

Sugar

Place the sandwiches over a medium low heated grill and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until the sandwich gets nicely toasted on both sides.

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Grill

Remove from grill. These can either be unwrapped and platted or the aluminum can be opened and the pineapple salsa spooned right on top.

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Pineapple

Salsa

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Grill

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Servings:

to 6 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick 12slices

Brioche, cut 1/2 inch thick, crust removed 113grams

butter, room temperature 227grams

cream cheese, softened 1Tbsp

lime zest 1

orange, zested 1

ripe pineapple, peeled, core removed 1Tbsp

rum 1Tbsp

sugar, plus 3 tablespoons, plus 1/4 cup 0

vanilla bean split

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Burn Cottage Cashburn Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 30 dollars per bottle.