Crispy Kale Grilled Cheese with Fried Eggs.
I made you a vegetable today!! With cheese and eggs. And bread. (and butter.)
It was in between watching Down to You (ummm please tell me you remember this, the best movie of my high school life) and eating a pan of brownies one sliced off sliver at a time (no calories that way, don’t you know?) that I determined we have turned the corner into grilled cheese season and there is no turning back.
Not that grilled cheese needs a season because I ate about a million in the summer with tons of ketchup and pickles (does this gross you out?) when it was 80 degrees out, but whatever.
It’s fall, it’s chilly, it’s grilled cheese season. I demand it.
PLUS! How’s this for meatless Monday? YEEEAAASSSS.
Now THIS is how I do meatless. Actually, I do meatless a lot – even meatless topped with bacon if we can call that a thing. I’m still not super sold on meats at the moment unless they are the most perfect cuts of pulled pork, short ribs or the bacon… of course. But give me cheese and eggs every freaking day of the week.
And bread! I’m still super into bread. Mostly toasted. Give me all the toast.
I settled on this idea of throwing crispy kale in a grilled cheese after my green grilled cheese in Seriously Delish. Green grilled cheese automatically = health food, in case you’re wondering.
And now, with kale? It’s a superfood! A darn cheese sandwich is super. We should just call it superfood grilled cheese.
Not only is the kale roasted until crispy and tossed with a little heat, there is a smoky dijon mayo spread on the sandwich and the meltiest of harvarti cheeses. Cheesesususus. So rich and decadent.
The combo is just to die for.
OH and by no means can I forget the egg, which I thought of last minute but was sold on immediately because the sandwich NEEDED it. Like I needed it. We both did. I figured it could be a weird not-at-all version of this croque madame but it’s sort of what it reminded me of.
Either way… I mean, EGGS.
Crispy Kale Grilled Cheese with Fried Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 small head of curly green kale, torn from stems
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 4 slices of bread
- 6 ounces of harvarti cheese, freshly grated (this works best if havarti is cold)
- softened butter for spreading
- 3 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the kale on a baking sheet and spritz it with olive or coconut oil, then sprinkle it with salt, pepper and crushed pepper flakes. Roast for 10 minutes, then lightly toss and roast for 10 minutes more just until crispy.
- Stir together the mayo, mustard and smoked paprika. To make the grilled cheese, spread the outsides of the bread slices with softened butter. Spread the insides with the mayo mixture. Top each slice with grated cheese. Heat a skillet or griddle over medium heat and place the bread slices butter-side down on the skillet – cooking all 4 in an open faced manner. This is in order to keep the kale crispy. You can cover the skillet if it helps the cheese melt.
- While the grilled cheeses are toasting, heat another skillet over medium heat and fry the eggs.
- To assemble the grilled cheese, top 2 slices of toasted cheesy bread with the crispy kale. Use the other slices to top the grilled cheese, with the cheese side placed on the kale. To serve, throw the egg on top and eat!
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87 Comments on “Crispy Kale Grilled Cheese with Fried Eggs.”
Vegetables with eggs and bread and buttah are really the only way to do vegetables in my books.
And, I TOTALLY agree. It’s grilled cheese season so BRING THIS ooey-gooey-runny-yolky-goodness to mah face please! Pinned!
Vegetables with bread and eggs are always a winner in my books! You have taken it one step further with the cheese part. I need to get myself some kale and cheese now! LOVE a bit of egg porn too.
I loveeee that the egg is on top of this sandwich. And I loveee the crispy kale- I’ve been putting it on pita sandwiches like crazy lately!
Adding “crispy” in front of kale makes it sounds so much more appetizing! Pinned for breakfast! And I totally remember Down to You – Freddie Prince Jr, anyone?
I seriously feel obligated to watch Down to You & simultaneously eat a pan of brownies now! This looks seriously amazing – that first photo of the runny egg yolk is absolutely stunning!
This looks so good! I love fried eggs ao sandwiches!
Ever since I was a child ,I’ve always eaten Fried egg sandwiches, everyone thought it was weird ,especially when I put mayo and bacon on it!
Now I can add Kale …LUUUUNCCHHH!!!
By the way it was great to meet you I had so many questions for you and to watch the demonstrate your ultra tasty foods.
Charlotte even tried it and liked it…….she’s the picky child.
That was so much fun! I’m surprised you’ve never been on Food Network or Rachel Ray ,she would love you. You are a dynamic woman!
When is your next book?
Havarti….. that is all I needed to hear. I love grilled cheese and go through phases where I eat one every day for lunch for like 4 months, then don’t have any for 4 months. The cycle is starting again right now though with this sammie.
hahahahahaha i loled so loud at “meatless topped with bacon” that should be the title of your next book :P
this looks fantastic. kale and eggs are such a perfect combination… and i mean anything is perfect with cheese between bread, so this is double perfect.
I would like to live off this breakfast sandwich.
I need to start putting eggs on grilled cheese. Genius!
I’m going to open my mouth at a 90 degree angle and let you slide like 3 of these in.
Now I’m grossed out.
When I was pregnant, I would make wheat bread in my bread maker, hard boil eggs and make hot hard boiled egg sandwiches with tons of mayo, salt, and pepper. Adding cheese would have made it perfection!
Oh mama, this is like everything perfect in a single sandwich. I never remember grilled cheese is a thing which should basically be a sin.
AHH GIMME. Also, I wanted to tell you… the other night I ordered a basket of french fries and they came with MALT VINEGAR AIOLI. It was the tartest briniest aioli ever and I may or may not have eaten a great deal of it without any fries. I died instantly/thought of you.
Wow this looks incredible!! Love your blog.
Want.
need.
haaawwmmmyygaaawwddd.
gotta have.
thanks :)
Gimme gimme gimme! This sandwich sounds too good to be true, it has all my faves! YUM!
Yummmmmmmmmmy!
Haha, I am totally guilty about the “little slivers=no calories!” Or the just a tiny bite syndrome and next thing I know, I’ve eaten it all. This looks seriously delish though.
Philly
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GENIUS! Kale…eggs…cheese…can’t go wrong! I’m pretty sure my husband will love it, too which of course is always a bonus. Thank you for making my breakfast sandwich dreams come true. :)
I love this idea, grilled cheese with pickles sounds awesome, I’d probably skip the ketchup (yes I know I’m crazy). But give me fresh tomatoes over ketchup any day.
Havarti, fried egg, and kale on toast… Shut up! This is amazing and my Kale i’m growing is just dying for an adventure like this. Looks delish! thanks for sharing
pretty much all grilled cheese is amazing and i love the use of havarti in this. I’d prob throw some bacon on there too for good measure.
Yes yes yes!!
Ahhh, kale and grilled cheese AND dippy eggs!? Three of the best things ever. (Other people call them dippy eggs too, right??)
This looks so delicious! Eggs and cheese and bread are seriously the best foods. I haven’t bought kale since the time I burnt kale chips and it stunk up my apartment, but this makes me want to give kale another chance!
Yes. Yes, yes yes. This needs to be in my belly YESTERDAY. Also omg crispy kale + egg yolk? My life might be complete.
Wait no, I actually have to eat it first. THEN completion of life.
This looks like an awesome sandwich! And I’ve always said it, you make the BEST EGGS. No matter if it’s sunny side up, poached, whatever, you have perfected the drippy yolks just ever so perfectly, every time! Pinned
Ummm ok can we have a party that involves a Freddie Prinze Jr movie marathon and LOTS of these sandwiches? Because I think that would pretty much be the best thing ever. I might just have to watch Down to You AND She’s All That this weekend. ;)
I am flabbergasted, in a good way! This is my new go to grilled cheese!
Grilled cheese? Love it. Grilled cheese with spiced kale? I’m so intrigued. Grilled cheese with spiced kale AND SMOKY DIJON MAYO? What are you doing to me? Helping me eat my greens? Oh right, you are! Thank you so much. I love health food.
ummmmmm have you seen this?!
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2014/10/the-crispy-egg/#more-12749
Such a great idea! Looks delish!
Gorgeous photos! That looks so yummy. The yolk porrrrn <3 ; )
Oh myyy laawwwdd!! That cheese! Girl…you had me at Crispy..the you took it to a whole other level. Crazy good!! Can I eat it now through the screen? ;)
God, how can a grilled cheese sandwich be this glorious?! And I’m absolutely guilty of the slivers = no caloriiiiez as well… And it was even worse when I was pregnant! Whoops!
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So…. Last night i decided it was grilled cheese season too. My fiance, his comfort food heaven, tomato soup and grilled cheese. Got some good bread from the grocery store (had some cheeses leftover from making your BBQ chicken pizza from Seriously Delish) and threw it on the griddler. pretty basic, but really how wrong can you get with cheese and bread. We also grabbed the last of our tomatoes from the garden, roasted them and threw together Smitten Kitchen’s roasted tomato soup, although we’re a dipping family and left off the broiled cheese crouton. Man was that the best Monday night dinner in a long time!
Not grossed out AT ALL ~ the only way I have ever eaten a grilled cheese was with ketchup and a pickle on the side! Best lunch ever :-)
I would LOOOOVe this for breakfast! It’s okay since it has kale, right?!
egg and kale bagels have been my go to food every morning and its time to take that a step further to the egg and kale grilled cheese.. bagel. will definitely be making this soon! thanks for the idea!
I just made this for my nephew and my lunch….WOW! A very tasty a satisfying sandwich. The spiciness of the red pepper flakes was well-balanced by the creamy Havarti, and the gooey Havarti was well-balanced by the crispy kale. I asked my 15-year-old nephew if he thought the egg added to or detracted from the awesomeness of this sandwich, and he and I both agreed that the fried egg (particularly the runny egg yoke) made it seem like a complete meal added to all the various textures, which is quite pleasing. Thank you!
This looks fabulous! What a perfect breakfast, and I love the inclusion of kale!
Is that you in the fork?
heavenly! the whole time i was reading i kept thinking “these are a few of my favorite things…” well done!
I read the title and thought—Okaaaaay. Hesitation was written all over my face. But I have become a believer. This sandwich rocks!
This looks so amazing, I can barely handle it!
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Hey,
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Sam