How to Make Café de Flore’s Croque Monsieur
This Croque Monsieur is comfort food but with a personality and charm. Every time I make one it takes me back to warm, sunny afternoons in the bistros and and brasseries of Paris.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch
Ingredients
- Good country white bread (toasted)
- Pieces of ham – good quality
- Very good Dijon mustard
- Gruyère or emmental cheese (grated)
- Room-temperature salted butter
Instructions
- Pre-heat the broiler of your oven
- Butter one side of each slice of bread
- Place bread butter side down in a skillet/pan on medium heat and toast until golden brown and crispy on one side
- On the non-toasted side of the bread, spread a thin layer of mustard
- Place slices of ham (depending on thickness) over the mustard
- Place another slice of bread on top (toasted side up)
- Sprinkle a nice thick layer of grated gruyère cheese (slices of cheese work too, but they don’t melt as evenly and therefore don’t look as good as the grated cheese)
- Place under the broiler until the cheese has melted and becomes brown in some places
- Serve immediately with a side salad and/or some chips