More Than Grilled Cheese Please!

I am an avid food fan, from raw to blackened, bland to overkill, if I can eat it I will. With the tight budget of being a college student I do not commonly have the luxury to have culinary adventures or to even grab a bite out with friends. But that doesn't mean I can't have a little cheap fun in my own 1960's kitchen, equipped with fridge stocked with discount groceries, a lopsided stove, and a brain packed with ideas.

So I start this collection of cheap food gone oh so good, with a laugh. Here is my all time favorite food, the grilled cheese sandwich with a little twist.

Ingredients:

• 2 thick slices jewish rye bread (any type will do)
  
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 2 slices of white cheddar cheese (or 1/2 cup shredded)
• tomato paste
• mayonnaise

Directions:

• add a small amount of oil to a pan on medium heat
• once oil is heated add diced onions
• stir occasionally until onions turn semi-transparent
• remove onions from pan and set aside
• spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on one side of each slice of bread
• spread thin layer of tomato paste on  the non-mayo side of each slice of bread
  
• place one slice, mayo side down, into the hot pan
• spread onions and cheese evenly over the exposed side of bread
• place second slice, tomato side down, on top of cheese
• flip on each side till bread is golden brown and cheese is melted thoroughly