Caribbean Croque Monsieur Recipe
Ingredients
| French peasant bread - 4 thin slices, about 4 inches square | ||
| Unsalted butter - 3 tablespoons, at room temperature | ||
| Honey mustard | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Gruyere cheese slice | 4 | |
| Virginia or Black Forest ham - 4 thin slices, baked | ||
| Light honey - 2 tablespoons | ||
| Tomato | 4 | |
| Avocado( preferably Haas) - 1/2 ripe, peeled and thinly sliced | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the broiler.
MAKING
2) Trim the bread crusts, if desired, then spread butter on one side of each slice. On a waxed paper covered surface, place the 2 slices of bread with the buttered side down.
3) Spread the slices evenly with mustard, place a cheese slice , then 2 slices of ham and drizzle the honey over the ham. Place the tomato slices and cover with the avocado slices. Cover with the 2 slices of bread with the unbuttered side down.
4) In a heavy skillet, fry each sandwich over a medium heat until the bottom is golden, then turn and fry the other side.
5) Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and top each with a cheese slice.
6) Broil for 2 to 3 minutes, until the cheese slice on top is just melted.
SERVING
7) Halve or quarter the sandwiches and serve immediately.
1) Preheat the broiler.
MAKING
2) Trim the bread crusts, if desired, then spread butter on one side of each slice. On a waxed paper covered surface, place the 2 slices of bread with the buttered side down.
3) Spread the slices evenly with mustard, place a cheese slice , then 2 slices of ham and drizzle the honey over the ham. Place the tomato slices and cover with the avocado slices. Cover with the 2 slices of bread with the unbuttered side down.
4) In a heavy skillet, fry each sandwich over a medium heat until the bottom is golden, then turn and fry the other side.
5) Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and top each with a cheese slice.
6) Broil for 2 to 3 minutes, until the cheese slice on top is just melted.
SERVING
7) Halve or quarter the sandwiches and serve immediately.
Chef
