3
60g Gruyère or vintage cheddar
cheese, finely sliced
½ cup pre-made béchamel sauce
2 tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese
cracked black pepper, to serve
CROQUE MONSIEUR SANDWICH
TOAST FUNCTION
Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Cooking Time:
9 minutes
Serves:
2
Ingredients:
4 slices good-quality sourdough bread
20g salted butter, softened
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
150g good-quality thick cut ham
Method:
1. Brush each slice of bread liberally with butter and place directly onto the bottom wire rack,
butter side up. Select TOAST, set the TIME knob to 4 (bread slices), and the TEMP knob to
5. Press START and grill until golden; 3 minutes.
2. Spread the unbuttered sides of the bread with mustard. Top 2 with the ham and sliced
cheese. Place on a foil-lined tray on the bottom rack of the oven. Press START and grill
until the cheese melts.
3. Place the other bread slices on top, butter side up, then carefully cover each with
béchamel sauce and parmesan. Return the tray to the oven, this time on the top rack.
Press START and grill until the tops are bubbling and golden. Serve immediately with a
good grinding of black pepper.
** ACCOMPANYING RECIPE
BÉCHAMEL SAUCE
Preparation time:
5 minutes
Cooking time:
5 minutes
Makes:
1 cup
Ingredients:
30g salted butter
30g plain flour
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir 1 minute.
Add the milk all at once, reduce the heat to low, and whisk continuously until thickened.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
300ml full-fat milk
pinch of salt and cracked black pepper
