Grilled Cheese and Pear Sandwich with Red Onions and Rosemary
Updated March 26, 2019
I eat lunch at my desk Monday through Thursday. I usually pack cottage cheese or yogurt, veggies, fruit, and whole grain crackers. Not that exciting, but it gets me through the day.
On Fridays, I like to make myself a “special” lunch. It is my day off and my day to eat lunch at home. I usually make salad, soup, or a veggie hummus sandwich. Nothing too complicated, but tasty. I recently created a new favorite sandwich-Grilled Cheese and Pear with Red Onions and Fresh Rosemary.
My pears were starting to brown-that is what inspired my sandwich. I used Bosc pears-I sliced them and brushed them with a little agave nectar. Next, I grilled them on our All Clad grill pan. I wasn’t about to go outside in the snow and grill:) I also grilled up some red onions. I toasted a Sandwich Thin to be the base of my sandwich-if you haven’t tried these, you must! They are my favorite.
I spread each thin half with Light Laughing Cow Cheese-again, if you haven’t tried this cheese, I highly recommend it:) You can use brie or your favorite cheese-I was trying to keep it healthy. I put a few fresh spinach leaves on my sandwich for color and extra nutrition. I then layered the pear slices, grilled red onions, and fresh rosemary.
The combination was marvelous! Grilling the pears with a little agave really brought out the sweetness. The cheese added a nice savory touch, while the onions and rosemary provided the perfect punch of flavor. I might be making this sandwich every Friday:)
Treat yourself to a special lunch and make this sandwich. It is easy, healthy, and incredibly tasty!
Grilled Cheese and Pear Sandwich with Red Onions and Rosemary
Ingredients
- 1 Bosc pear sliced
- Agave nectar to brush on pear slices, just a little bit
- Red onion slices
- 1 Sandwich Thin
- 1 Light Laughing Cow cheese wedge
- Spinach leaves
- Fresh Rosemary
Instructions
- 1. Heat the grill pan. Brush the sliced pears lightly with agave nectar. I used a pastry brush to do this. A little goes a long way. Grill the pears and red onion slices on the hot pan. Turn the pears over once one side is done cooking. This won't take long.
- 2. Toast the Sandwich Thin. Spread each half with the Light Laughing Cow cheese. Add the spinach leaves.
- 3. When the pears and onions are done grilling-place them on the sandwich. Add a sprinkle of fresh rosemary. Eat and Enjoy!
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I love the idea of this sandwich. The sweet/savory thing is always a hit with me. It is such a healthy meal. I have never tried the Sandwich Thins, I would like those….gotta get me some! Smart of you to use the Laughing Cow….lightens things up, but it has a lot of flavor and it makes you feel full.
Oh, this looks sooo good! I love pairing fruit with my grilled cheese sandwiches!
Apples and Pears both go so well with cheese! This just looks like such a pretty and tasty lunch 🙂 Love it!
What great flavors you have going on here, Maria! I’d happily eat that any day. Pretty photos, too!
This is such a beautiful sandwich! The colors are great, and you present it so nicely 🙂
I love grilled cheese sandwiches with thin slices of pear. I never thought about adding rosemary or red onions though — thanks for the awesome idea. I’m sure it kicks up the flavor nicely!
The roasted pear looks heavenly on this yummy sandwich!
I love brie with apples or pears on a toasted sandwich but grilling them with the agave is brilliant. Love the added onions and spinich. I gotta go shopping! 😉
Interesting combination. I would never to think fruits in a sandwich. Oh, and how lucky are you to get 3-day weekends all the time!
This looks so good! We love Arnold sandwich thins, they are really the only ‘buns’ we use. So tasty.
What a great combination of ingredients. Thanks for the wonderful idea.
now that’s a good lunch! I get bored with my hummus too. must try this!
I love to add fruit to a savory grilled cheese, so this sandwich is impossibly appealing to me!
This is a glamorous lunch indeed! MMM every part of it sounds amazing!
Oh, I love that sandwich. If I had everything on hand that would be my lunch today!
This looks so amazing…I love pears and I bet they are just perfect on that sandwich!
That looks really good (though will you penalize me for adding honey mustard? 😉 I love the stuff with chicken 🙂
That sounds just wonderful…especially if there were some brie on it!
A marvelous sandwich! Nice combo!
Cheers,
Rosa
I just bought some sandwich thins and they are quite tasty! This sandwich looks lovely. What a great photo too!! – mary
Looks delicious Maria! I love pears in savory cooking. Maybe you would gain weight if you ate more than yogurt and vegetables for lunch four days a week. Just saying. 🙂
lovely looking sandwich, especially on that plate… like a little bit of sunshine for the day!
Wow, this sounds like a delicious combination. Very inventive, Maria.
Sounds yummy and healthy. I’ve been wanting to try out those sandwich thins. Also, love laughing cow cheese.
Thank you for your comment on my blog! This sandwich looks/sounds amazing! I love the combination of flavors. Rosemary and pears sounds fantastic!
love fun sandwiches like this! great combo!!!
i’m all about the rosemary love these days, and it sounds like the perfect herb for this sandwich. what an elegant creation!
Today is my first time reading your blog. I found it from a comment you left on Tina’s Trading Up grocery shopping post. Your sandwich sounds wonderful. Can’t wait to try it even though I’ll have to have in on gluten-free bread.
What a beautiful and gourmet sandwich. YUM!
That looks beyond awesome!! Those are all my favorite salad flavors–but in a sandwich—yummm!!!!
I love those sandwich thins and the filling for this sandwich looks amazing!
Oh how nice, Maria! Gorgeous lunch! I’m sure your co-workers were soooo jealous! I love the combination of pears and cheese. I have that same All-clad grill pan, love it!
This sounds interesting…
This sounds delicious and so healthy! I love the combination of flavors. Thanks so much for your visit to my blog!
It looks so pretty and yummy at the same time – great creation! I’m glad you get a day where you can do something a little more special than the norm.
Great flavors in this sandwich, Maria and your photo is lovely.
Ooooh, this looks delicious Maria. I would Luuuuurve this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This looks wonderful! My husband has to see this recipe. Then maybe he’ll stop making fun of me for putting apples on my grilled cheese sandwich!
I love the flavor combination, what a great snack!! I will have to give this a try!
That looks so tasty! Rosemary and pear go so well together!
Thanks everyone! I really loved this sandwich. I think it would be good with apples too:)
I love those sandwich thins. Never thought to use one for grilled cheese though – great idea! I just saw apple and cheese quesadillas on another blog, now pear and cheese sandwiches…i think it’s a sign 🙂
That is a gorgeous sandwich!
I love la vache qui rit! Yummy sammie!
Wow, what a sandwich – I would definitely be looking forward to it all morning!
Yum… This sandwich looks fantastic! I will have to pick up some pears at the store. Love the All-Clad mention, too. I love me some All-Clad! 🙂
What a delicious looking and healthy sandwich! I love Laughing Cow cheese too.
This has me so hungry! I love the combo of pears and cheese, especially warmed up. The rosemary has to give it such a great flavor. This is one I’ve got to try!
oh my, what a fabulous take on grilled cheese!!!
Definitely a nice way to treat yourself! I love pears and cheese together, especially in a lovely grilled sandwich. It looks wonderful!
Perfection. Just needs some cracked black pepper, some sea salt and I’m in super sandwich heaven, all guilt free too!
Love pear on everything, including this salad.
Yummy combination indeed. Chocolate Pear Cake is another heavenly combination.
This looks amazingly good.
Oh, how mouthwatering! I love cheese and pear or apple! I make an apple, brie, and whole grain mustard panini that is to die for. I will have to try pear next!
yum! I love pears and laughing cow cheese together.
Love Grilled Cheese with Apple and thought about trying pear too. Gorgeous photos!
LOVE this! i think it’s so nice to really treat yourself for lunch, it’s almost therapuetic to me. fantastic sandwich, the flavors must have been incredible!
This sandwich is beautiful! We’ll be making this for lunch next week. I’ve got to go through your blog when I have a chance and find more ideas like this.
wow, this looks really really good. I can just imagine the taste of it in my mouth. And laughing cow is awesome. I’vebeen afraid to try the sandwich thins, ha I don’t know why, but I do!
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Sounds like a great combination and I have heard about the sandwich thins but now that you mentioned them I have to try them. Thanks!
ehh this sandwich sucks..
This looks fabulous – such a great combo, can’t wait to try it.
Great idea! I usually bring in leftovers from the night before so that I can have a healthy lunch at work. This sandwich looks great! Sandwich thins ROCK!
I love fruit sandwiches and don’t see them enough. And grilled pears are fantastic too … I might amp it up with a bit of gorgonzola for some punch against the sweet in the pears. What a nice way to feel like it is warmer, while still keeping it seasonal. Thanks!
Yum! Have you submitted this to the Grilled Cheese Academy yet? http://www.grilledcheeseacademy.com/submitrecipe
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