Topped with creamy béchamel sauce and melted Gruyère cheese, this is bistro food at its best. Serve with a simple salad.
- Prep time 20 minutes
- Cooking time 6 minutes
- Total time 20 minutes
- Portion size 4 servings
Ingredients
Béchamel:
Method
Béchamel: In small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Whisk in milk and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, whisking, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Spread mustard over 4 of the bread slices; top each with 1 slice each Gruyère cheese and ham. Top with remaining bread. Brush butter over outsides of bread.
Heat large ovenproof skillet over medium heat; brush with oil. Cook sandwiches until golden, about 3 minutes per side.
Pour béchamel onto sandwiches, without dripping down sides; sprinkle with shredded Gruyère cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and light golden, 2 to 4 minutes.
Nutritional facts Per serving: about
- Fibre 7 g
- Sodium 944 mg
- Sugars 8 g
- Protein 31 g
- Calories 560.0
- Total fat 30 g
- Potassium 380 mg
- Cholesterol 84 mg
- Saturated fat 15 g
- Total carbohydrate 43 g
%RDI
- Iron 19.0
- Folate 31.0
- Calcium 53.0
- Vitamin A 22.0
