I had some leftover roast pumpkin in the fridge, and since it’s grilled cheese season, the only right thing to do was sandwich it between layers grilled crisp buttered bread with sage, mozzarella, and a fried egg. This sandwich has everything right going for it: the earthiness of the sage plays well with the sweet roasted pumpkin; the over easy egg gives you a bit of yolk action; and the mozzarella is the meltiest. It’s fall in a sandwich!
Roasted Pumpkin and Sage Grilled Cheese
makes 1 sandwich
- oil
- 1 large egg
- 3-4 slices oven-roasted pumpkin
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3-4 sage leaves
- 2 slices bread of choice
- 2 slices mozzarella
In a small pan, heat up a bit oil over medium heat and cook the egg, over easy, to your liking. I kept mine at medium soft. Remove the egg and add a bit of butter and crisp up the sage leaves, flipping as needed. Remove the sage from the pan.
Place 1 slice of bread down on a cutting board and top with a slice of mozzarella, the crispy sage, roasted pumpkin, and fried egg. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Lay on another slice of cheese and the remaining slice of bread. Heat up 1/2 tablespoon of butter on medium-low head and add the sandwich to the pan. cook slowly until bread is golden brown and toasty. Most of your cheese should be melted when it’s time to flip. Remove the sandwich from the pan and add a touch more butter. When melted. Add the sandwich back to the pan, second-side in. The second-side grills a bit faster, so turn the heat down to low and keep a close eye on it. When toasty brown and perfect, remove from the pan, and enjoy hot!
damn steph i want this right now
If the cheese weren’t good enough, the pumpkin and sage makes this sandwich even more amazing! Nice work Stephanie! Pinning!
Wow, this looks amazing! :)
– Dani
Definitely the only right thing to do! Sage and pumpkin are so great together. I’ve never had an egg sandwich with pumpkin but I am craving this now!
Pumpkin and sage go together like apple and cinnamon. I love the combination, I even like it more that with a pumpkin spice. This looks such a delicious quick dinner.
Wow! Now that’s a grilled cheese! So awesome and creative.
This one look really nice~ >.< I will try to make one today~ lolz~
Ugh love this – so simple yet so divine. And of course, oh so fall!
This looks insanely good, Steph.
Yea wow this looks good!
Wow, just love the photos!
I could devour these right now. Love grilled cheese sandwiches, and pumpkin and sage just steps up the game. Love it!
This grilled cheese seriously makes my heart beat faster! Love every little bit of it.
This is a really good idea!! Very creative.
I can’t get over the talent you have in invention of awesome recipes with what you’ve got in the fridge!
that sandwich looks absolutely delicious! Breathtaking!
This looks soooo good. Serious pumpkin craving going on right now!