Croque Monsieur

This morning I asked Katie what she was going to make for lunch and she replied with either a grilled cheese sandwich or a ham sandwich. This brought to mind a combination of the 2 ideas that I had seen in the 3 Chefs cookbook for a Croque Monsieur or a French toast Sandwich. I recommend the 3 chefs cookbook for interesting ideas and variations of old favourites. While the one in the book is admittedly more fancy with its use of a pan fried salmon fillet and brie cheese, I took the basic concept and used what we had on hand, being ham and cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 Slices Deli sliced Ham
• 2 Slices whole grain bread
• Dijon Mustard
• 1 Egg
• A splash of milk
• Fresh Basil
• 1 thin slice Cheddar Cheese
• 1 tbsp Butter

Spread one slice of bread with the Dijon Mustard, and layer on top ham, cheddar and fresh basil. Take sandwich and dip both sides into mixture of egg and milk. Melt butter in frying pan over medium high heat and fry sandwich until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted.

 

I paired the sandwich with some potato chips as pictured above. Overall a nice variation of the ham sandwich that separates it from the usually lunchbox variety.