Croque Enfant

Name: Croque Enfant
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 thin slices of white bread; Unsalted butter for spreading; 8 slices of good-quality ham; 8 slices of Gruyère or Cheddar cheese; 8 slices of Gruyère or Cheddar cheese

Preparation info

Serves
2
adults and 2 small children

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Eat Up

By Mark Hix

Published 2000

About

An infant version of the classic Croque Monsieur. You can vary the filling and even the type of bread you use. Sandwiches need not be boring sliced bread filled with cheese. If you are stuck for ideas, sandwich bars and supermarkets are good places to find inspiration for new fillings.

Ingredients

8 thin slices of white bread
Unsalted butter for spreading
8 slices of good-quality ham

Europe
United Kingdom
Snack

Method

Butter the bread on both sides, then make 4 sandwiches with the ham and cheese (be generous) and cut off the crusts. Preheat the grill and toast the sandwiches for a couple of minutes on each side until golden.