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30 min
Average: 3 (17 votes)

French Cheese Toastie

Add a delightful French twist to a classic street-food favorite with our grilled cheese sandwich recipe. Made with Mimolette and Comté PDO cheese, get ready for some melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Now is the time to learn how to make the best cheese toastie!

Ingredients For

  • COUNTRY_BREAD
    Sourdough Bread
    0.50 (sliced)
  • 150 gr
  • Mimolette
    Mimolette
  • Comte cheese
    Comté PDO
  • x 1
  • x 2
  • 1 tbsp
  • 1 tbsp

Preparation

1

Clean the mushrooms and cut into thin slices. Peel the garlic, remove the germ and chop finely. 

2

Pour a drizzle of olive oil and a knob of butter into a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for a few minutes. Set aside. 

3

Prepare the onion confit: peel and finely chop the onions. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onions and cook over a low heat for around twenty minutes. After 10 minutes, add the balsamic vinegar, sugar and half a glass of water. Leave the onions to melt until you achieve the desired texture, again over a low heat.  

4

Pour some oil into a frying pan and heat over a medium heat. Place 4 slices of country-style bread on top and brown on both sides.  

5

On two slices, place a few slices of the Mimolette and Comté cheeses, a large spoonful of onion confit and the mushrooms.  

Close the pan and heat again until the cheese has melted. You can also place the sandwich in the oven for a few minutes if you find the cheese is not melting.  

Serve immediately! 

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