One hot afternoon, after watching BFF (Babe for Food - a Cebuana food blogger) make Croque Monsieur, I decided to make one without the oil. I'm pretty sure BFF's version is delightful, and you can find her video about it HERE.
Now for my version, I used the following:
Sweet Ham (cut in quarters)
Ham Sandwich Spread (I used Lady's Choice)
Cheese (I used Eden)
White Bread (I usually go for wheat bread, but did not have those at home last week)
Homemade Pesto (optional) - for my homemade pesto recipe, click HERE.
*Now, if you're anything like me, homemade pesto is the bomb! If you haven't tried it yet, just once - go and make your own - it will change your life! :D
1. First, cook your ham in a non stick pan without oil, about 1 minute or so.
2. Take out one slice of white bread, and put a layer of ham sandwich spread. Add 3-4 ham slices.
3. Take another slice of white bread, put a layer of ham spread and pesto. Add 2-3 slices of cheese.
4. Take out your sandwich maker, and heat your sandwich until they're quite hot (usually, they will turn a golden brown, but I made mine a little bit underdone, hence the white bread in the picture below looks pale).
5. Cut the sandwich in half.
6. Serve to your loved ones and enjoy!
A really easy afternoon snack, and it won't take you 5 minutes to make!
Thanks BFF for the idea. :)
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Try it and let me know what you think! :D
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ReplyDeleteI took a short french cooking class at Alliance de Francaise (where the consulate office is) a few years ago and the French chef didn't use any oil at all. He filled the bread with imported cold cut ham and mixed a little bit of heavy cream with lots of parmesan cheese and topped the bread with the mixture and baked it until the cheese was bubbly and golden brown. Simple but amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, that sounds heavenly! I want to try that - but maybe with local ham as it is more affordable. xx
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