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!
34 K 4/5 (7 reviews)
30 min.
Easy
4 people
9 IngredientsLast modified on: January 20th 2021
80 g Mimolette
80 g 
1 
8 slices 
50 g 
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 30 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 3 - 2 min.
Cut 8 slices bread.
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.
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.
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.
This works with other cheeses, so use whatever you have to hand.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 610 RDI=240 % | 4,600 RDI=430 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 2,160 RDI=110 % | 9,060 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 70 RDI=30 % | 500 RDI=50 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 240 RDI=10 % | 980 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 150 RDI=60 % | 1,150 RDI=110 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 540 RDI=30 % | 2,260 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 6.20 €
- Per person : 1.55 €
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Comté cheese
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