Main Course

Ham and Mozzarella Croque-Monsieur

Name: Ham and Mozzarella Croque-Monsieur
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Française
Ingredients: 8 slices of country bread, 1 cm thick; 8 thin slices of Parma or San Daniele ham; 2 buffalo milk mozzarella cheeses (100 gr each); 2 ripe tomatoes; 8 basil leaves; 2 tablespoons of olive oil

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10 min

Prep time

10 min

Cook time

Servings

Easy

Difficulty

20 min

Total time

Four

Cooking method

Ingredients

8 slices of country bread, 1 cm thick
8 thin slices of Parma or San Daniele ham
2 buffalo milk mozzarella cheeses (100 gr each)
2 ripe tomatoes
8 basil leaves
2 tablespoons of olive oil

Instructions

1

Peel the tomatoes and cut them into slices.
2

Remove the seeds and put the slices in a colander, sprinkle with salt.
3

Let them drain for 1 hour.
4

Cut the mozzarella into 1 cm slices.
5

Grill the slices of bread.
6

Butter the slices of bread.
7

Place on half of them the tomato slices, fold in half the ham slice, then the mozzarella.
8

Cover with a slice of bread.
9

Drizzle with olive oil.
10

Turn on the grill function of the oven.
11

Grill the croque-monsieur for 2 to 3 minutes until the cheese melts.
12

Before serving, place a basil leaf on top of the croque-monsieur.