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🍽️ Crispy Cheese Sandwich with Paprika-Tomato Cream
453 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 50 g peeled tomatoes (from the can)
- salt
- chili powder
- cayenne pepper
- lemons (juice)
- 8 slices toast bread
- 30 g soft butter
- 120 g Gouda (sliced)
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche
- 1 small ripe avocado
Instructions
- 1. Remove the seeds from the peppers, wash them, and pat them dry.
- 2. Cut the peppers into very small cubes.
- 3. Heat the olive oil in a pan.
- 4. Fry the pepper cubes in the hot oil.
- 5. Finely chop the peeled tomatoes.
- 6. Add the chopped tomatoes to the peppers in the pan.
- 7. Season the mixture with salt, chili powder, and cayenne pepper.
- 8. Let the vegetables simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
- 9. Puree the mixture until smooth using a hand blender.
- 10. Finish the puree with a squeeze of lemon juice.
- 11. Spread the butter evenly over 4 slices of toast bread.
- 12. Heat a separate pan.
- 13. Place the toast slices in the hot pan with the buttered side facing down.
- 14. Fry the toast slices until golden brown.
- 15. Remove the toast slices from the pan.
- 16. Top the fried side of each toast slice with half of the cheese slices.
- 17. Spread the paprika-tomato puree over the cheese slices.
- 18. Add a dollop of crème fraîche onto the puree.
- 19. Peel half of the avocado.
- 20. Slice the avocado into thin slices.
- 21. Place the avocado slices immediately onto the crème fraîche layer.
- 22. Top the sandwiches with the remaining cheese.
- 23. Cover the sandwiches with the 4 toast slices.
- 24. Press the sandwiches down gently.
- 25. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- 26. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- 27. Bake the sandwiches in the oven until golden yellow and the cheese has melted.
- 28. Remove the sandwiches from the oven.
- 29. Cut each sandwich diagonally in half.
- 30. Serve the sandwiches immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 453
- Protein: 12 g · Fett/Fat: 34 g · Carbs: 25 g