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Croque-monsieur gourmand

Name: Croque-monsieur gourmand
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 49 min
Yield: 4 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 slices bread; 40 g butter; 200 g leek fondue; 4 slices smoked ham; 250 g cooked potatoes; 4 tablespoons olive oil

This "gourmand" (or "greedy") version of the traditional French toasted sandwich has 3 fillings: fried potato slices, creamed leeks and fried ham.

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Duration

50 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 29^th 2026

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For 4 pieces, you will need:

1 8 slices bread
2 40 g butter
3 200 g leek fondue
4 4 slices smoked ham
5 250 g cooked potatoes
6 4 tablespoons olive oil
Total weight: 1,070 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

35 min.

All in all

50 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Cooking 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 3 min.

Prepare the bread

Prepare 8 slices bread. If you are using a sandwich-type loaf or long French-style bread stick, leave the slices whole. If using a larger loaf, cut the slices in half (like in the photos).

Step 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Melt 40 g butter, then use a brush to coat one side of the bread with melted butter.

Arrange the slices on a baking sheet, buttered side downwards.

Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Fry the ham

Fry ing6 for 1 or 2 minutes on each side until nicely browned.

Set aside.

Step 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

Fry the potatoes

Slice ing7 into thin rounds and pan-fry on both sides in ing8.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Assemble the croque-monsieurs

Preheat the oven at 390°F (200°C).

Arrange a layer of fried potatoes on half the slices of bread.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Top with a layer of creamed leeks.

Step 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then a slice of fried ham.

Step 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Finish by adding a second slice of bread, buttered side outwards.

Step 9 - ⌛ 20 min.

Brown the croque-monsieurs

Cook the corque-monsieurs in the oven for about 20 minutes until the bread is nicely browned on top.

Step 10

Serve piping hot on its own or with a little lettuce "chiffonade".

Remarks

You can use grilled bacon or fried lardons instead of the ham, if you prefer.

Keeping: Best eaten immediately, but can be reheated.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=7 %	24 g RDI=9 %	14 g RDI=19 %	242 kcal RDI=12 %	1,012 kJ RDI=12 %
Per piece	13 g RDI=20 %	64 g RDI=24 %	37 g RDI=51 %	644 kcal RDI=32 %	2,696 kJ RDI=32 %
Whole recipe	51 g RDI=79 %	258 g RDI=97 %	149 g RDI=204 %	2,576 kcal RDI=129 %	10,783 kJ RDI=129 %