A traditional and winning combination of ingredients make this ham, cheese and mushroom toastie a real winner.

ham-cheese-mushroom-toastie — A traditional ham, cheese and mushroom toastie

The story behind the toastie

Toasted sandwiches are simple and this is one of the things that make them a great light meal or snack. The second thing that makes a toasted sandwich great is the wonderful combination of flavors you can combine and this toastie brings both of these factors together so well.

A combination of ham, cheese and mushrooms and a couple of extra things to create a traditional and tasty toasted sandwich.

The ingredients

To make this toasted sandwich use the following ingredients:

2 Slices of Bread
4-5 slices of ham
A generous portion of mushrooms
2 slices of Gouda cheese
2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
Salt and Pepper
1 teaspoon of Olive oil

How to make a Ham, Cheese and Mushroom Toasted Sandwich

Follow these steps to make a great toasted sandwich

Heat the toasted sandwich maker
Slice the mushrooms and fry in a small bit of oil until cooked
Generously season the mushrooms as they fry
Spread the Dijon mustard on both slices of bread
Lay out one slice of Gouda on a slice of bread.
Spread out the mushrooms on top of the cheese
Lay out the ham on top of the mushrooms
Lay out the remaining slice of Gouda on top of the ham
Place the remaining slice of bread on top and push down gently
Brush some olive oil on the toasted sandwich plates
Place the sandwich in the toastie maker and cook for ten minutes.

Equipment used to make this toastie

The following equipment was used to make this toastie.

Eat and enjoy

This toastie has a wonderful earthy and salty taste cut through with the mustard and cheese. To finish it off well serve with a good dollop of tomato ketchup on the side.