Truffle and Robiola Grilled Cheese Bites
SERVINGS: 6 servings
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 25 minutes
COURSE: Starter
These grilled cheese bites are a study in luxury, from the chopped fresh truffles — plus a decadent drizzle of white truffle oil — to the creamy robiola cheese. Placing an extra baking sheet on top of the sandwiches helps keep them flat in the oven and yields a gorgeously crispy exterior. Once they’re cooked, cut them into squares for an unforgettable hors d'oeuvre.
Ingredients
- 6 oz. package Robiola Osella cheese
- 3 Tbsp. Urbani white truffle oil, plus more for drizzling
- 2 Tbsp. chopped truffles, fresh or canned (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 12 slices pain de mie, white bread, or brioche loaf
- Olive oil baking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Mix cheese, oil, and truffles. Season. Lay out 6 slices of bread.
- Spread mixture evenly on each piece of bread and top with remaining 6 slices.
- Spray nonstick baking spray on a baking sheet (generously). Place sandwiches on top and spray again (directly on bread).
- Place another baking sheet on top of sandwiches and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden-brown.
- Remove from baking sheet and cut into 1.5-inch squares. Drizzle extra white truffle oil on top and serve.
Begin Each Recipe with the Finest Seafood
Citarella owner, Joe Gurrera has 7 rules when it comes to cooking seafood. The first rule is to begin with the freshest, highest quality ingredients. And at Citarella, we have been bringing in the best for over a century. Whether it’s right out of the Atlantic, fresh from the Pacific, or sourced from one of the world’s most principled seafood farms, if it’s sold at Citarella, it’s the finest seafood available on the market today. Period.
