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Grilled Cheese with Smoked Turkey and Avocado

3.8

(5)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2 sandwiches

Ingredients

3 ounces whole-milk mozzarella
1/2 firm-ripe California avocado
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 slices firm pumpernickel
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
6 ounces thinly sliced smoked turkey
Accompaniment:Cucumber, Radish, and Red Onion Salad

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Thinly slice mozzarella. Pit, peel, and thinly slice avocado. Spread butter on one side of each bread slice and turn slices over. Spread mustard on bread slices and top 2 slices with mozzarella, avocado, and turkey. Season turkey with salt and pepper and top with remaining 2 bread slices, buttered sides up.

    Step 2

    Heat a heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook sandwiches until bread is crisp and cheese is melted, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side.

    Step 3

    Serve sandwiches with cucumber salad.

TagsSandwichMozzarellaCheeseDairyTurkeyPoultryAvocadoVegetableMainDinnerLunchNut Free5 Ingredients or FewerFryGourmet
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