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How To Make A Delicious Fried Cheese + Tomato Sandwich

January 14, 2018
The best tomato and cheese sandwich

This morning I went for a walk by the Yarra, in my relentless quest to see a platypus or two. I did not see a platypus, but a man told me he saw one as he wandered about, less than an hour before we met.

(No we didn’t MEET like that, we just said “hello” and then “hello!” and then “are you looking for the platypuses?” and “I AM!” and “I saw one 40 minutes ago” and “Oh wow!” etc. That kind of meet. Stand down.)

Anyway, I did see a lot of other wildlife, including many cockatoos and some other birds and ducks (which are bird, but I wanted to single them out) and also labradors. They are on my Instagram stories, if you need further proof.

I came home from the platypus hunt, and was starving from all the looking and swirling water and fresh air, so I made this delicious sandwich.

It’s not only tasty, it can salve platypus disappointment in 4 seconds flat.

This is a Beverley Sutherland-Smith recipe, from a quite old cookbook featuring recipes published in The Age over many years. You can find Beverley in Melbourne, where she runs a cooking school and is still showing people how to make their lives more delicious. Maybe you could even sign up for one?!  Once the 2018 listings are ready to go?

The best tomato and cheese sandwich

The best tomato and cheese sandwich

How To Make A Delicious Fried Cheese + Tomato Sandwich a la Beverley Sutherland-Smith

To make two sandwiches, you need:

Four slices of grainy bread
A small hunk of Gruyere cheese, grated
A nice tomato or two
Some finally chopped chives (I used garlic chives and tried to shave them like Coriander Bae)
An egg beaten with a good slosh of milk (a couple of tablespoons will do!)
Salt and pepper
Butter

The best tomato and cheese sandwich

Butter the outside of your bread.
Take two of the slices, butter side down.
Pop your gruyere on top of those, first.

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Then add your sliced tomato.
Salt and pepper.
Then sprinkle on your chives.

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Add your gruyere (yes, again, because CHEESE RULES!)
Add a bit more pepper.
Pop the other slices of bread on top, butter side up.
SMOOSH DOWN with your hand. SMOOSH IT WELL.
Your hand is now buttery. Wash your hand, toots.

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Dip the sandwich in the egg/milk mix.
Melt a bit of butter in a heavy-based frypan.
Fry your sandwiches over a low heat until golden.
Ta-dah!

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Lemme know if you make this, or better still, tell BEVERLEY.

Love to you!

x Pip

 

7 Comments

  • Reply Lauren Blakeney May 1, 2018 at 7:03 PM

    After trying the second recipe on page 130 of your “Craft for the Soul” book I just adore your style of cooking and food! I wish to try this, however I cannot find gruyere cheese locally *sigh*. What can I use instead please? Thanks Pip 🙂

  • Reply amanda January 15, 2018 at 4:21 PM

    Looks fantastic. I love gruyere. I feel I should share with you this amazing Diana Henry Mumbai toastie recipe if you have not already discovered it. Sounds so wrong but is so right. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11618723/Mumbai-spiced-cheese-toastie-recipe.html

  • Reply inberryblue January 14, 2018 at 11:07 PM

    Thank you Pip. I made this for lunch today, using spelt bread and tasty cheddar cheese, and it was delicious! The garlic chives were divine! (First time I’ve liked them in anything.) This recipe’s a keeper! Fiona =)

  • Reply Annamari January 14, 2018 at 10:54 PM

    Loved this post 🙂

  • Reply charlie January 14, 2018 at 9:12 PM

    I didn’t think I needed a recipe for a toasted cheese sandwich in my life. I was wrong. #cheese4life

  • Reply Kate January 14, 2018 at 6:12 PM

    I really wish I liked tomato sigh
    Cheers Kate

  • Reply Jane @ Shady Baker January 14, 2018 at 2:40 PM

    Yum, I could eat this right now!

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