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Cheat's croque madame

Our update on this French classic, our toastie is made with reduced-fat cheese spread and a poached egg

Our update on this French classic, our toastie is made with reduced-fat cheese spread and a poached egg

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Cooking Time

Cook: 15 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 1

Cooking Time

Price: £1.26 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 283g serving contains

Energy
1585kj
379kcal
19%
Fat
13.3g
Med
19%
Saturates
4.2g
Low
21%
Sugars
9.9g
Low
11%
Salt
2.55g
High
43%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
560kj/134kcal

Ingredients

20g Kerry LowLow Mature Cheddar Spread

2 slices wholemeal bread

20g Asda Chosen by you Oven Baked Ham, finely sliced

4 squirts Fry Light Sunflower Oil Spray

1 egg

Iceberg lettuce leaves

25g carrot, grated

1/4 red pepper, de-seeded and cut into small pieces

3cm piece cucumber, cubed

2 tbsp Hellmann's Fat Free Vinaigrette

Method

1
Pre-heat the grill. Spread the cheese on the bread. Add the ham and sandwich together. Squirt the oil over both sides of the sandwich. Grill until lightly toasted.
2
Poach the egg in a pan or frying pan (see tip, below).
3
Put the lettuce, carrot, pepper and cucumber in a bowl. Toss with vinaigrette.
4
Serve the poached egg on the sandwich, with the salad on the side.