Cheese toasties will be tastier if you add 1 simple ingredient to the outside of the bread
A sprinkling of a simple ingredient is enough to upgrade your cheese toasties - and you may already have it in your kitchen cupboards.
With crispy, golden toasted bread on the outside and gooey, melting cheese in the middle, there’s nothing not to love about a classic toastie. Perfect for dunking in a bowl of tomato soup, toasties make for the perfect quick and comforting lunch.
Grilled cheese sandwiches are the most popular form of toastie, as they only need bread, butter, and cheese to prepare. However, they often need one or two additional ingredients to elevate them, and one recommended addition is garlic salt. According to the recipe website Food52 and cookbook author Lindsay-Jean Hard, garlic salt should be added to the outside of both slices of bread before cooking.
Why elevate cheese toasties with garlic salt?
This flavourful seasoning adds a burst of zesty, savoury flavour that perfectly complements the gooey cheese and crispy bread.
The salt adds to the crunch and amplifies the natural flavours of the cheese and bread, while the garlic infuses a rich, aromatic quality.
This combination transforms a basic cheese toastie into a gourmet experience without fancy ingredients or complex techniques.
According to Lindsay, the subtle garlicky flavour and extra hit of salt give grilled cheese sandwiches “a little extra something special that you might not be able to immediately put your finger on”.
Plus, it can be applied to any cheese combination you’re partial to. Sprinkle some garlic salt on each side after buttering the outside of the bread, and cook as usual.
The food enthusiast said, “You’re almost guaranteed to get an eyebrow raise and an exclamation of what a great grilled cheese sandwich it is.”
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If you do not have any garlic salt in your pantry, you can easily make your own by mixing three parts salt with one part garlic powder.
You can even make garlic salt with fresh garlic if you prefer by combining three parts salt with one medium minced garlic clove. A homemade version also lets you adjust the garlic intensity to suit your tastes.
How to make cheese toasties tastier with garlic salt?
To make a delicious garlic-infused cheese toastie, start with two slices of bread and a few slices of your favourite cheese.
While the butter-versus-mayo debate is common in the cheese toastie world, you can opt for either. Whichever you choose, spread a thin layer on the outside of your sandwich, then sprinkle with garlic salt.
Cook over medium-low heat until your sandwich is perfectly golden and melty. The only thing left to do is slice it in half and take that first glorious bite.
