Lunch

Cheese toastie

Name: Cheese toastie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 slices thick white bread or soft sandwich loaf; 100 g tasty cheddar, grated (or sliced); 30 g butter, softened; 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)

Serves 2 Prep 5 min Cook 8 min Total 13 min

Ingredients

4 slices thick white bread or soft sandwich loaf
100 g tasty cheddar, grated (or sliced)
30 g butter, softened
1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)

Method

Butter one side of each bread slice (these outsides go against the pan/press).
Flip two slices butter-side down. Spread mustard if using. Pile on cheese. Top with remaining slices, butter-side up.
Cook in a sandwich press until golden and cheese melts (3–5 minutes), or in a frying pan over medium 3–4 minutes a side, pressing gently with a spatula.
Rest 1 minute, cut in half, and serve.

Tip: Butter the outside, not oil — that’s the café crunch. Tasty cheddar melts well; a little Dijon cuts the richness.

Source: Taste.com.au