Recipe

Croque Madame Toasts

Name: Croque Madame Toasts
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Header (Béchamel Sauce); 3 tbsp Butter; 3 tbsp All Purpose Flour; 1 cup Milk; 0.25 tsp Ground Nutmeg; Header (Croque Madame Toasts); 4 Eggs; 4 Sourdough Bread (toasted); 3 tbsp Boar’s Head® Delicatessen Style Mustard; 4 oz Blanc Grue® Gruyere Cheese (sliced thin); 4 oz Boar’s Head® Branded Deluxe Ham (sliced thin)

A Croque Madame sandwich reimagined for breakfast? Bien sûr. Take your creativity and taste buds on a journey with this beautiful combination of our Boar’s Head_® Branded Deluxe Ham, creamy Guyere Cheese, and Delicatessen Style Mustard on toast; made complete with a drizzle of classic Béchamel sauce.

Serves

Ingredients

Header, Béchamel Sauce

3tbsp

Butter

3tbsp

All Purpose Flour

1cup

Milk

¼tsp

Ground Nutmeg

Header, Croque Madame Toasts

Eggs

Sourdough Bread, toasted

3tbsp

Boar’s Head_® Delicatessen Style Mustard

4oz

Blanc Grue_® Gruyere Cheese, sliced thin

4oz

Boar’s Head_® Branded Deluxe Ham, sliced thin

Instructions

01Header: Make the Béchamel Sauce:
02In a small sauce pan over medium heat, melt the butter.
03Add the flour and whisk constantly for 1 minute.
04Slowly whisk in the milk until smooth.
05Bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
06Remove from heat and season with nutmeg. Set aside.
07Header: Assemble the Toasts:
08Pan-fry each egg until over-easy. Set aside.
09Preheat the broiler. Spread mustard on one side of each slice of toast.
10Top each with a slice of cheese and ham.
11Place on a baking sheet and broil until the cheese melts and the ham edges begin to crisp, about 3 minutes.
12Top each toast with an over-easy egg and a drizzle of béchamel sauce.
13Serve and enjoy!