Grilled Cheese Bar Suggestions Needed

[5thofjuly]

We're having some friends over next weekend for a pot luck. I'd like to make a couple of kinds of soup and put together a grilled cheese bar. I'm trying to think of what all to include and I'd love some suggestions. So far I've got:

Bread (wheat and white)
Butter and margarine
Kraft singles, Havarti, goat cheese, herbed Boursin, blue cheese, and sharp cheddar
thinly sliced apples
sautéed onions
deli meats (turkey, ham, and maybe roast beef)


What else???
    

[suzyp]

Bacon and tomato slices

[smock]

Avocado! Tomato! Pickles!

[ax2]

Sriracha? It's quite good on grilled cheeses. And I feel like grilled cheeses should have pickles on the side.

[heythere]

Roasted red peppers
Tomatoes
Bacon
Avocado

[Deleted]

Fontina.

[dexteroni]

All of the suggestions I had in mind have already been given, but I just wanted to say what a great idea this is! Yum, seriously.

[jr009j]

Whole grain mustard.

[Jalapeñomel]

This would be called a melt sandwich bar. A grilled cheese is just cheese!

[lola]

This is an awesome party idea. I fully plan to copy it at some point!

My favorite bar puts Gouda in their grilled cheese and it is amazing. It's my new go-to cheese. With cheddar. Mmmm.

[5thofjuly]

These are fantastic ideas! Keep them coming. Unfortunately, I think I may have to "force myself" to try some of these out throughout the week just to be sure they're ok.

[Deleted]

Real mozzarella.

[joenali]

Different kinds of breads. Pumpernickel, sourdough, whole wheat, etc.

[milosh]

Nov 10, 2013 14:55:31 GMT -5 5thofjuly said:

These are fantastic ideas! Keep them coming. Unfortunately, I think I may have to "force myself" to try some of these out throughout the week just to be sure they're ok.

Sounds terrible!

[speckledfrog]

I agree with a wider variety of bread choices

[Deleted]

Sweet pickle relish/chili sauce
Banana peppers or jalepenos
Tomatoes
Bacon
Avocado
Red onion

[dirtyred]

You can't have a grilled cheese bar without Muenster!  It's the best cheese for grilled cheese.

And proscuitto.

[missmaddie]

I "might" just happen to have a Pinterest board dedicated to only grilled cheese recipes if you need some ideas.

I second different breads like sourdough. And butter. No Pam, no margerine. Butter. Lots.

How do I get an invite?

[10nille]

This will sound weird, but basil in a grilled cheese is amazing.

[ErinExpat]

Nov 10, 2013 17:15:12 GMT -5 10nille said:

This will sound weird, but basil in a grilled cheese is amazing.

Not weird at all. With mozzarella and tomato it's a caprese grilled cheese (or a melt sandwich, if you're Mel)

[darby]

Gruyere cheese
Pesto
Roasted garlic
Carmelized onions
Sweet dark bread (I can't remember who makes it, but it makes the yummiest grilled cheese ever!
Mmmmmm, what a great idea!

[Deleted]

i so want an invite to this party. yum.

[purrbox]

Pickles and spinach.

The grilled cheese bar is a great idea, by the way.

[delawarejen]

Rye bread is awesome, and I'll second the provolone - it melts well and is great for grilled cheese.

[delawarejen]

Edit - duplicate post.

[newgirl412]

My sister in law did grilled ham and cheese sandwiches at my nephew's 1st bday party and they were yummy! She did muenster cheese, whole grain bread, deli ham and homemade apple butter spread on the inside of the bread. Delish!

[zitiqueen]

Ketchup and mustard. I would never do this, but we just had a conversation about this at work last week, and several people said they liked ketchup or mustard on their grilled cheese sandwiches.

[spellingbea]

Nov 10, 2013 17:30:31 GMT -5 socratic said:

White cheddar and strawberry preserves on sourdough

My old roommate made me this only on rye bread. I was skeptical (read: kinda grossed out), but it was delicious.

I would add things to add to the soup: homemade croutons, pepitas, corn chips.

[iamgrace]

Red pepper jelly with extra aged, sharp white cheddar.

[tacokick]

Marinated artichokes
Pickled tomato slices
Pickled beet slices
Red onion