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Fried cheese toasties with avocado

Cheese toasties just got naughtier: pan-fried with butter, the French way. Serve with sliced avocado and lime juice for a delicious contrast of hot and crunchy with cold and yielding – and a clearer conscience!

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Last modified on: January 20^th 2021

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 80 g Mimolette
2 80 g Comté cheese
3 1 avocado
4 8 slices bread
5 50 g butter
6 2 tablespoons lime juice
7 2 tablespoons olive oil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 920 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	7 min.	28 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Grate 80 g Mimolette and 80 g Comté cheese, mix together and set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Prepare 1 avocado and slice thinly.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Cut 8 slices bread.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Melt 50 g butter and brush over one side of each slice.

Turn the bread over.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Fill half the slices with the grated cheese mix.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Put the other slices on top, butter side up.

Note that these sandwiches are made with the butter on the outside.

Stage 7 - 7 min.

In a frying pan, fry the sandwiches on both sides over moderate heat.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Put a cheese toastie on each plate, top with sliced avocado, then salt and pepper, and drizzle with a little olive oil and lime juice.

Serve right away.

Remarks

For the bread, choose a rustic sourdough if possible; seeded and granary-style are good.

This works with other cheeses, so use whatever you have to hand.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,295 Kcal or 5,422 Kj	77 gr	264 gr	121 gr
48 %	22 %	18 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
141 Kcal or 590 Kj	8 gr	29 gr	13 gr
5 %	2 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
324 Kcal or 1,357 Kj	19 gr	66 gr	30 gr
12 %	5 %	5 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.95 €
Per person : 1.24 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and spinach quiche, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Comtoise endive salad, Turmeric risotto, Small cheese and bacon rolls , ... All
	Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Bistro-style endive salad, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Pea and avocado salad, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pretzels, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Milk rolls, Muffin dough, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs meurette, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Smoked eggs, Norwegian tartines, Greek style sandwiches, ... All

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