New Year's Eve recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has gruyere, creme fraiche, dijon mustard, salt, nutmeg, white bread, ham and butter.
Mini croque monsieurs
Course: New Years Eve
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- White Bread: 10 thick slices of white bread (crusts removed)
- Butter: butter, softened
- Dijon Mustard: 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Creme Fraiche: 200ml tub creme fraiche
- Ham: cooked sliced ham
- Nutmeg: a pinch of nutmeg
- Salt: salt and black pepper
- Gruyere: 150g grated gruyere
Directions
- Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Mix together 100g of the grated Gruyere, creme fraiche and Dijon mustard. Season with salt, black pepper and a pinch of nutmeg and spread half the mixture over 5 slices of white bread. Top with a layer of cooked sliced ham and another slice of bread.
- Spread softened butter over one side of the sandwich and place on a baking sheet, butter-side down. Top the unbuttered side with the rest of the cheese mixture the remaining 50g grated Gruyere. Can be assembled the day before and chilled. To serve, bake in the oven for 20 mins or until golden, then slice the sandwiches into bite-sized pieces and serve straight away.
