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The Croque Monsieur

Easily one of my most favorite sandwiches! It's simple to make and delivers a crispy and gooey bite that's still fairly light.
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Breakfast, lunch
Cuisine: French
Calories: 1343

Ingredients
  

Béchamel Ingredients:
  • 6 tbsp stick unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 tbsp whole grain mustard mustard
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp dill sprigs
Sandwich Ingredients:
  • 4 slices of bread sliced thin
  • 6 slices of ham Paris ham is a great choice
  • 6 oz gruyere grated
  • 3 oz grated parmesan
  • dill sprigs for garnish
  • salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400’ F. To make the béchamel sauce, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until foamy. Add in flour and cook, stirring constantly for about 3 minutes, until foamy and raw flour flavor is gone. Whisk in milk and add a couple of dill sprigs. Continue whisking until the sauce is thick (3-5 minutes). Remove from the heat and whisk in 2 tbsp of mustard and nutmeg. Season with salt.
  2. Line a ¼ sheet pan with parchment paper and lay 2 slices of bread on it. Butter the tops of both slices of bread with remaining butter. On one of the slices, layer your ham, a nice slathering of béchamel (end to end coverage) and gruyere. On the other slice, spread the remaining mustard.
  3. Close the sandwich (butter/mustard side down) and slather the top with more béchamel. Grate some parmesan on top of that, season with pepper and garnish with dill sprigs. Note: Make sure to spread your béchamel on the bread end to end and in a fairly thin layer.
  4. Bake in the over for about 15 minutes or until the top is nicely browned. Cut in half and enjoy it while it’s hot!

Nutrition

Calories: 1343kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 70gFat: 97gSaturated Fat: 53gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 29gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 295mgSodium: 2935mgPotassium: 796mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 2553IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 1563mgIron: 4mg

Notes

To make this vegetarian simply omit the ham • Swap out the dill for your herb of choice.

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