Monte cristo sandwiches take an Italian twist with ham, mozzarella, and a honey mustard and thyme sauce.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 4sandwiches
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
3eggs
1/2cuphalf-and-half or cream
salt and pepper
freshly grated nutmeg
1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1/8cuphoney
3tablespoonsDijon mustard
1tablespoonfresh thymechopped
1/2tablespoonlemon juice
8slicesgood quality white bread
1/2pounddeli ham
2/3 - 3/4poundfresh mozzarella cheese
butter
Instructions
In a shallow pan, beat the eggs with the half-and-half, salt and pepper and nutmeg. Beat in the parmesan cheese.
In a small bowl, combine the honey, Dijon, thyme, and lemon juice; mix well.
Spread the honey mustard on one side of the bread slices. Build the sandwiches with the ham and mozzarella cheese.
Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Melt butter. When the butter is melted, dip the sandwiches in the egg mixture, turn to coat. Place on the griddle and cook until the sandwiches have browned and the cheese has melted. (You may need to cover the pan with foil so that the cheese will melt without the sandwich getting too brown.) Cut the sandwiches corner to corner and serve.