This sandwich, layered with raw red onion and a swipe of smoked fish spread, is inspired by culinary legend James Beard’s penchant for raw onions between two slices of buttered white bread.

From swapping butter for mayo to adding jalapeño and onion, find out what makes ... cheese between two slices of buttered white bread. The sandwich is then cooked on both sides over medium ...

Spread with butter and loads of mustard. Pile on the onions and slice the steak before loading onto the sandwich. Put on the top half of toasted bread and dunk into more mustard while you eat.

If a cheese and onion sandwich is to stand out from the crowd, then you need to have the best white or wholemeal bread and the strongest cheese. Something as generic as "tasty cheese" won't cut ...