Cheese Toastie with Pickled Blackberry and Chilli Jam

Cheese Toastie with Pickled Blackberry Chilli Jam

Introduction

This Pickled Blackberry and Chile Jam cheese toastie or as some call it grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food with a fruity kick that's perfect for melting cheese between two slices of bread. The sweet, tangy notes of pickled blackberries are perfect with the heat of chilli jam, creating a combination of flavours you will never forget. You’ll be serving this chilli jam with everything.

Prep time 20 mins

Cook time 10 mins

Ingredients

Serves 4

150g blackberries frozen are perfect too

100ml White wine vinegar

200g jar of chilli jam

300g cheese

100g Grated mozzarella

2 egg yolks

1 tbsp Mustard

8 slices of sour dough bread

80g Salted butter

Here’s how

Place the blackberries and vinegar into a shallow frying pan.

Heat the pan to bring the vinegar to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes, but don’t let the vinegar completely evaporate.

Add the jar on chilli jam and stir together.

Use a stick blender and blend together until smooth, then store in a clean jam jar in the fridge, this can be kept in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.

Place both grated cheeses into a mixing bowl.

Stir the cheeses together, then add the egg yolks and mustard and continue to mix together.

Butter the slices of bread and turn them over so they are butter side down.

Divide the grated cheese mixture between 4 slices of bread, making sure you spread it right to the edges.

Spoon over some of the blackberry and chilli jam, then top with the remaining buttered bread to make a sandwich.

Preheat a large nonstick frying pan on a medium heat.

Place the sandwiches into the pan and cook until golden and crispy on each side.

If you have any remaining cheese mixture, spread it on top and place the toasties in the oven to finish off.

Keep the rest of the chilli jam in the fridge for up to 4 week