Smashed Croissants with Burrata, Charcuterie and Rocket

Name: Smashed Croissants with Burrata, Charcuterie and Rocket
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: a handful of rocket leaves; a couple slices of mortadella or fennel salami; a couple slices of mortadella or fennel salami; freshly cracked black pepper; 2 tablespoons roughly chopped pistachio nuts; 3–4 tablespoons stracciatella, buffalo burrata (roughly chopped) or cream cheese; 3–4 tablespoons stracciatella, buffalo burrata (roughly chopped) or cream cheese; 2 scant tablespoons runny honey; 3–4 tablespoons stracciatella, buffalo burrata (roughly chopped) or cream cheese; 2 stale croissants; 30 g butter

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

A versatile and totally delicious way to use up leftover stale croissants and any number of other toppings.

Ingredients

2 stale croissants
30 g butter
2 scant tablespoons r

Europe
Ireland
Sandwich
Leftovers

Method

Flatten the croissants with a rolling pin.

Melt the butter in a wide frying pan on a medium heat. When it foams, add the croissants and cook until crisp on both sides. Drizzle each side with honey, then reduce the heat to medium-low, put a piece of parchment paper on top and weigh it down with a heavy saucepan. Continue to cook for about 5 minutes more, until golden, sticky and lightly