Croque monsieur with mustard

Name: Croque monsieur with mustard (Croque monsieur à la moutarde)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Dijon mustard (optional); 2 slices cured ham; 100 g (3½ oz) Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced; 4 slices sourdough bread; knob of butter; bunch of watercress

Croque monsieur à la moutarde

Preparation info

Serves:
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

New Bistro

By Fran Warde

Published 2009

About

Another quick lunchtime snack that can be found in local bistros and is really delicious if made with market-fresh quality ingredients. Turn this into a croque-madam by topping with a poached egg.

Ingredients

4 slices sourdough bread
knob of butter
Dijon mustard (optional)
2

Europe
France
Rhône-Alpes
Snack
Sandwich
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the grill to medium. Butter each slice of bread on one side and spread with mustard, if liked. Cover 2 slices with the ham and then top with the sliced cheese. Top with the remaining bread, buttered side down.

Place under the grill and cook on each side until the toast is golden. Remo