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!
25K 4/5 based on 7 reviews
Last modified on: January 20th 2021
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½ cup Mimolette
½ cup 
1 
8 slices 
¼ cup 
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 21 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 28 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Grate ½ cup Mimolette and ½ cup 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 | 610 240 % | 4,600 430 % | 200 30 % | 2,160 110 % | 9,060 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 70 30 % | 500 50 % | 20 3 % | 240 10 % | 980 10 % |
| Per person | 150 60 % | 1,150 110 % | 50 8 % | 540 30 % | 2,260 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.95 €
- Per person : 1.24 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Mimolette
Like these other recipes: Leek and Mimolette tart, Bistro-style endive salad, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Pea and avocado salad, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... See them all 5
Comté cheese
Like these other recipes: Bistro celery salad, Courgettes (zuchinis) , Deep leek and potato quiche, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Mornay Sauce, ... See them all 35
Butter
Like these other recipes: Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Bonnevaux apple tart, Mushrooms on toast, French style, Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Brioche Tatin, ... See them all 448
Bread
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm autumn salad, Quail egg canapés, Comtoise endive salad, Julia salad, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, ... See them all 67
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