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Welsh Rarebit Croque Monsieur

Name: Welsh Rarebit Croque Monsieur
Total time: 21 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 35 g pancetta lardons; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 slices thick white bread, crusts removed; 2½ tbsp Dijon mustard; 80 g Gruyère, sliced; 2 tbsp caramelised onion jam; ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce; 80 g mozzarella, grated; 1 tbsp olive oil, for frying; 50 g unsalted butter; 30 g watercress; 1 head radicchio, small, leaves torn; 2 pickled onions, finely sliced; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

A crisp-fried cheese sandwich with mustard, onion jam and a splash of Worcestershire, served with a peppery salad dressed in warm bacon vinaigrette. A British toastie with French manners.

YieldServes 2
Hands-on20 min
Total21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Bacon dressing

35 gpancetta lardons
2 tbspred wine vinegar
2 tbspolive oil

Sandwiches

4 slicesthick white bread, crusts removed
2½ tbspDijon mustard
80 gGruyère, sliced
2 tbspcaramelised onion jam
¼ tspWorcestershire sauce
80 gmozzarella, grated
1 tbspolive oil, for frying
50 gunsalted butter

Salad

30 gwatercress
1 headradicchio, small, leaves torn
2pickled onions, finely sliced
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Soy
Fish
Mustard
Sulfites
Anchovy
Legumes (any)
Tamarind
Wheat
Barley
Olive
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Watercress
Radicchio
Chicory
Turmeric
Black and white pepper
Clove
Yeast
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Lactose

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke

Texture

Crisp
Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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