Cheese toastie

Cheese toastie
Prepare
less than 30 mins
Cook
less than 10 mins
Serve
Serves 1

You don’t need a special gadget to make a superb cheese toastie – a simple frying pan will do. Grate the cheese and add a dollop of Greek yoghurt to give the filling a good texture and tangy taste, balancing out the acidity with a swipe of your favourite chutney.

By Hattie Ellis

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Ingredients

  • 2 medium–thick slices bread, buttered on one side
  • ½–1 tbsp chutney
  • 1 slice ham (optional)
  • 1 cornichon, sliced (optional)
  • green salad, to serve

For the filling

  • 1 tbsp full-fat Greek yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped chives or ½ finely chopped spring onion
  • 25g/1oz coarsely grated cheddar (or another hard cheese, such as emmental, Gruyère, Red Leicester or a mixture)

Method

  1. To make the filling, mix the yoghurt with the chives or spring onion. Stir in the grated cheese.

  2. Place the bread slices on a chopping board, buttered-side down. Spread one with chutney and top the other with the cheese filling. Lay the ham and cornichon on top, if using. Put the chutney-spread piece of bread on top of the cheesy piece, buttered-side up.

  3. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Put the sandwich in the pan and fry for 3 minutes on one side, pressing down lightly with a spatula every so often, or until the bread is golden brown. Carefully turn over, using your spatula and another flattish implement, such as a palette knife or the back of a wooden spoon. Fry for a further 2 minutes or until crisp and golden.

  4. Cut the sandwich in half and serve with a green salad.