Ham & Cheese Toastie Soldiers
Stacked soldiers with their golden, butter-crisped edges and a glimpse of molten cheddar at the seams, the dunking bowl steaming beside them.
Ingredients
Serves 2- 4slices white bread
- 4slices ham
- 80 gcheddar, grated
- 1 tbspbutter, softened
- 1 tspDijon mustard
- Fine salt and black pepper
- 10 gflat-leaf parsley, chopped (optional)
- 4 tbsptomato ketchup (optional)
Method
- Butter the outside of each slice of bread generously, right to the edges; every dry patch is a pale patch later. Spread the mustard thinly on the inside of two slices and season the cheese with a pinch of salt and a good crack of black pepper as you go; cheddar needs a little help.
- Layer the ham and grated cheddar on the mustard sides, then press the other slices on top, buttered-side out. Press firmly so the toastie holds together when you flip it.
- Heat a frying pan over medium; not high, or the bread scorches before the cheese melts. Lay the toasties in and cook for 3–4 minutes per side, pressing gently with a spatula, until the bread is deep golden and crisp and the cheese has melted into ropes when you peek at the edges. If you hear loud sizzling and smell toast going past golden, drop the heat.
- Lift onto a board and let the toasties settle for a minute so the cheese stays inside when you cut.
- Slice each toastie into four soldiers and serve straight away. Add the optional chopped parsley and ketchup for dipping if using.
Per serving
- kcal
- 402
- protein
- 25g
- fibre
- 4.7g
- carbs
- 22.6g
- fat
- 23.8g
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