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Added-Value Grilled Cheese

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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova

There's the grilled cheese you made when you were eleven years old...and then there's this guy. To get that evenly golden brown, supremely crisp bread and a molten cheesy interior, you'll start your sandwich (slathered in mayo, obviously) in a cold nonstick skillet, then heat it up slowly and gently. And that whole “added-value” thing? Oh, it’s just a little nothing of a bonus add-in we dreamt up featuring charred scallions and pickled jalapeños. It’s the perfect spicy, bright antidote to all that rich, oozy cheese.

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