Stanley Tucci’s “Desert Island Sandwich” Is the Grilled Cheese Upgrade We Didn’t Know We Needed

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From coaching us through how to make his ultimate holiday entrée to rounding out our Italian vacation dining itinerary to alerting us to whip up an tomato tart that inspired him to declare the Food Network star “brilliant,” is quickly becoming our go-to source for all things food and drink! Have you seen his impressive cocktail demos?

Since the launch of his CNN series Searching for and the release of his memoir/cookbook Taste: My Life Through Food, Tucci has convinced us that he’s just as incredible creating magic in the kitchen as he is on the movie screen.

And the craving-curing hits keep on coming. On a recently republished episode of the Desert Island Dishes podcast, Tucci told host about his own “desert island ,” or the he’d choose to eat again if stranded on a desert island. When asked about a sandwich pick that would make the list, Tucci enthusiastically responded, “I love sandwiches!”

As a kid, one of his favorite bedtime snacks involved two slices of toasted bread slathered with peanut butter, banana slices and honey. “So delicious…I still love that, but I can’t eat it every night like I used to,” Tucci continues.

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Today, his desert island sandwich is “a grilled cheese with prosciutto…maybe mozzarella, and then either a couple leaves of basil or a little bit of pesto in there. So good!”

Instead of a classic grilled cheese with American cheese slices and white bread, we love how Tucci showcases three flavorful elements that give a nod to his family’s roots in : easy-melting mozzarella, savory prosciutto slices and a verdant punch of pesto.

Inspired by that sentiment, Nomura took to TikTok to share her twist on Tucci’s top-notch sandwich.

Here’s how it’s done: Splice two thick slices of artisan-style sourdough (or your favorite crusty, sturdy bread). If…

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