Anglo-French toastie
My mate Alan Carr is not the best cook in the world, but even he managed to make this epic, cheese-fuelled delight without too much trouble. The trick to a brilliant toastie is to use amazing ingredients, and that old classic: a toastie machine. These quantities serve one, but feel free to up them if you want to feed a friend too.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Ham | 100g cooked | 145 |
| Comte Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| White Bread | 1 slice (30g) white | 79 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Watercress | 1 cup (34g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Rapeseed Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 slices white bread, around 1cm thick
- unsalted butter
- 15 g Comte cheese
- 15 g Westcombe or artisan Cheddar cheese
- 2 slices higher-welfare roasted ham
- ½ tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
- freshly ground black pepper
- sea salt
- 1 small eating apple
- 1 handful mixed salad leaves , such as frisse, watercress, rocket