Classic Panini: Croque Monsieur

Name: Classic Panini: Croque Monsieur
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: chopped fresh chives 2 tsp; Dijon mustard 2 tsp; cheese sauce ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml); French bread or other firm, white country-style bread 4 slices, each about ½ inch (12 mm) thick; Gruyère cheese ¼ lb (125 g), thinly sliced; Black Forest ham 3 oz (90 g), thinly sliced; French bread or other firm, white country-style bread 4 slices, each about ½ inch (12 mm) thick; unsalted butter 1 tbsp, melted

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

About

This gooey panino is not for the faint of heart. With layers of thinly sliced ham, Gruyère cheese, Dijon mustard, and a flavorful homemade cheese sauce, all tucked between grilled country-style bread, it's the ultimate in decadence.

Ingredients

French bread or other firm, white country-style bread 4 slices, each about ½ inch (12 mm) thick

Europe
Italy
Sandwich
Street Food
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the sandwich grill. Brush 1 side of each bread slice with the butter. Spread the unbuttered sides with the mustard and the cheese sauce, dividing them evenly. On 2 of the bread slices, layer half of the Gruyère cheese, then the ham and the chives, dividing them evenly. Divide the remaining cheese on top. Place the remaining 2 bread slices on top, cheese sauce sid