Finlandia Cheese - Light & Tasty Summer Recipes

Ingredients:
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1/2 large red onion, chopped
• 3/4 pound Finlandia Muenster cheese
• 1 Egg
• 2 Anaheim chile peppers, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil the grate to prevent sticking.

Combine the ground beef, sausage, onion, egg, chili pepper, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder in a mixing bowl until evenly blended. Add salt and pepper to taste and mix again. Mold 8 patties from the meat mixture.

Cook the patties on the preheated grill until they are no longer pink inside. The burgers take about 7 minutes per side. If using an instant-read thermometer, it should read 160 degrees F when inserted into the center. 5 minutes before burgers are done, top with Finlandia cheese and continue to cook until cheese melts.

Makes 8 burgers

Ingredients:
• 2 (6 ounce) cans solid white tuna in water, drained
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3/4 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 8 slices of bread of choice
• 4 slices ripe tomato
• 8 slices Finlandia Swiss cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat an outdoor grill for low-medium heat.

In a bowl, mix the tuna, mayonnaise, vinegar, celery, onion, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
Place the slices of bread on the grate, and heat until lightly toasted. Place 1 cheese slice on 4 of the slices of bread.

Spread the tuna salad evenly on the cheese. Place 1 tomato slice and top with another cheese slice over the tuna salad on each piece of bread. Cover with the remaining 4 slices of bread. Cover grill lid and let the sandwiches heat up for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Makes 1 sandwich

Ingredients:
• 1 large peach, sliced into halves with pit removed
• 1 tablespoon almond or canola oil
• 1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar
• 1 ounce Finlandia Black Label Aged Gouda or one slice Finlandia Deli Slices Havarti cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped pecans, toasted
• 2 teaspoons honey

Preheat a grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Toss peach halves with oil and sugar in a large bowl.
Grill the peach halves, flesh side down, until just tender and lightly marked, turning once, about 6 minutes total.
Shave Gouda into thin strips with a vegetable peeler and layer on peaches or lay 1 slice of Havarti on peach until melted. Top the peach slices with a sprinkling of nuts and drizzle with honey.

Serves 6