French recipe for 6 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has egg, milk, gruyere, chive, butter, baguette, cherry tomato, olive oil, ham and watercress.
Cheesy French toast with ham & grilled vine tomatoes
Course: French
Servings
6
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Cherry Tomato: 250g cherry tomatoes on the vine
- Olive Oil: olive oil, for grilling
- Egg: 5 eggs, beaten
- Milk: 4 tbsp milk
- Butter: knob of butter
- Chive: 1 tbsp chopped chives
- Baguette: 1 large baguette, thickly sliced
- Watercress: watercress, to serve
- Ham: 250g sliced ham - about 25 slices (James used Serrano)
- Gruyere: 140g gruyere, grated
Directions
- Heat the grill to high. In a shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cheese and chives. Melt the butter in a large non-stick pan over a medium heat. Dip slices of bread into the egg mixture, then place them in the pan. Cook for 3-5 mins on each side, or until golden and crisp, then keep warm in a low oven if you need to.
- Place the vine tomatoes on a baking tray, drizzle with a little oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until they start to soften and blister. On a large platter, pile up the cheesy French bread, grilled tomatoes, sliced ham and a pile of watercress, and let everyone dig in.
