Garden Salad Grill Cheese is a new twist on the sandwich and salad combo. A refreshing crunchy fresh salad inside your grilled cheese. YUM!
Article brought to you in collaboration with Vlasic. Recipe and opinions are my own.
Sometimes it's the simple things in life which bring us the most joy, Watching your child giggle while they play, gazing on a lovely landscape or a enjoying fresh simple meal. During the summer months the pleasures of a simple life become all the more evident to us.
In celebration of this summer simplicity, Vlasic has introduced a wonderful new line of pickles called Farmer's Garden. As you can see in the picture, these are not your typical supermarket jarred pickles... not at all. These artisanal quality pickles are much more akin to what you would find available at a local farmer's market. They certainly are similar to the homemade pickles my late Aunt & Uncle used to make from the fruits of their cucumber patch.
See veggies at the bottom of the jars, they are quite the bonus. I enjoy snacking on the sweet red peppers & carrots, and while I am not about to take a chomp out of a whole garlic clove, pickled or not, I am contemplating mincing some up in my next pasta salad.
Farmer's Garden Pickles by Vlasic come of 5 refreshing flavors:
- Dill Chips
- Zesty Garlic Chips
- Bread & Butter Chips
- Kosher Dill Spears
- Kosher Dill Halves
Now after tasting these special pickles, I started to ponder what to do with them, well other than enjoy them straight out of the jar or on the side of a sandwich. This is when I thought about my some may call it odd practice of opening up my grilled cheese sandwiches, and putting lettuce and tomato inside. I love the way the fresh cool crisp veggies contrast and compliment the warm oozy cheese and buttery toasted bread. These pickles seemed the perfect addition to my deliciously peculiar sandwich delight. They could stand in for both cucumbers and dressing, elevating the concoction to a salad inside a grilled cheese.
The results were fabulous. I've had one for lunch twice already this week... and it is only Wednesday.
You don't really need a recipe for this, but for good measure...
Serve my Dill Pickle Pasta Salad recipe, easy potato salad with mayo or Homemade Kettle Chips on the side.
Ingredients
- sliced bread
- cheese
- butter
- tomato slices
- lettuce preferably romaine
- Vlasic Farmer's Garden Dill Pickle Slices
Instructions
- Prepare your grill cheese as usual (just don't flatten it out too much & a nice sturdy bread helps).
- Open the grill cheese and layer tomato, then lettuce, then pickles, and put back together.
- Enjoy.
Kristie says
I LOVE those pickles! And I think I have all the ingredients on hand to make that sandwich. Lunch is looking up today!!
Robin Gagnon says
Crazy simple, but crazy addicting...lol
Xenia @ Thanks, Mail Carrier says
I love the happiness, excitement and exuberance of my kids... but I definitely cherish the simple moments of SILENCE around our house (when they actually happen). #FarmToJar
(This sandwich is making my mouth water - yum!!)
HilLesha says
Wow, that sandwich looks so good!
robyn says
I am starving and that sandwich looks so good! I need to look for the pickles for my youngest. He is my pickle kid and I bet he would really like those.
Karen Coutu says
My husband loves pickles! I'm going to have to show him this product. I wouldn't be surprised if he ate it right out of the jar! 😛
Kira says
This looks so yummy, and I love Bread & Butter Chips.
Donna says
That is the best looking grilled cheese I've ever seen! Yum!
Mel {MamaBuzz} says
Mmmm, we absolutely love these pickles! So far, we've tried the Bread and Butter Chips and the Dill Spears. Definitely will have to try this sandwich; looks so good! #FarmtoJar
Ty says
That sandwich looks amazing!
Shell Feis says
Oh wow I really need to find that at my store, love the extra veggies! &That sandwich looks SO yummy!
Kelsey Apley says
We love the new pickles, we pretty much buy just them! They are so tasty, and your sandwich looks good!!!
Raijean says
I absolutely love these pickles, I get them from Walmart
Nicole Brady says
Every year I look forward to my garden - I love picking grape/cherry tomatoes off the vine and eating them right then and there. #FarmtoJar
David says
I like the sound a smell of a good thunderstorm. You don't realize you miss it until you live in an area without them. #FarmToJar
Crystal says
Simple things that I enjoy are walks with my family, sitting down and watching a movie, eating dinner together every night. It doesn't take much for me. As long as I'm with my family, I'm good. #farmtojar
Theresa @ Faith and Family Reviews says
I love BLTs so add a bit of bacon to this sandwich and it'd be devoured by yours truly! (I'd eat it without the bacon too, but the bacon makes it that much better.)
I didn't know Vlasic had this brand of pickles. I haven't seen it in any of our stores yet. Hope to try them when I do!
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
Yummm!! I love the addition of pickles to grilled cheese!