Try out this ham and cheese toastie recipe for a delicious twist on an old favorite
This grilled ham and cheese is loaded with herbed caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, tasty ham and is cooked in a rosemary butter!
Extra Flavour
If you really want to kick this grilled ham and cheese up a notch or two… add some prosciutto slices or crispy bacon.
Check out the notes section below the recipe for a secret trick to make sure you have the perfect melted cheese
Shopping List
- 8 slices good-quality bread
- Mayonnaise – for spreading
- Cheddar cheese – sliced thinly OR grated, at room temperature
- Gruyere Cheese –sliced thinly OR grated, at room temperature
- 200-300grams Ham of you choice
- Bacon – cooked and put aside
- 2 brown onions – diced
- 1 tsp fresh thyme – minced
- 2 tsp fresh rosemary – minced, divided
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- 3 tbsp butter – divided
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add 1 1/2 Tbsp butter and olive oil to a pan and heat over MED-LOW heat.
- Add diced onions, salt, pepper, fresh thyme, and 1 tsp of fresh rosemary to the pan and saute, stirring often, until onions are soft and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Stir brown sugar into the onions and cook another minute.
- Transfer onions to a plate.
- Spread one side of two pieces of bread with a little bit of mayonnaise.
- To the same pan, add remaining butter and rosemary, and heat over MED heat. Coat the bottom of the skillet with the melted butter.
- Add both pieces of bread, mayonnaise side down in the pan. as soon as you add the bread, add a bit of cheese to the top of each piece. Once it starts to melt a little, sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of the caramelized onions and ham over the top of one of the pieces of bread. and cook until bread is golden brown and crunchy about 2-3 minutes.
- When the bread is good and golden brown, sandwich the pieces of bread together and cook on LOW until cheese is fully melted.
- Transfer to a plate, repeat with remaining slices of bread and ingredients.
- Slice and enjoy!
NOTES
1. If you’re having trouble getting your cheese to melt, add all the cheese to a food processor and pulse until it forms a paste. Use as directed.
2. You can add as little or as much cheese,ham onions and mayo as you like!
