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Bistro-Style Brie and Ham with French Bean Salad Recipe

Bistro-Style Brie and Ham with French Bean Salad

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Choose a soft, but not runny, Brie for this simple and – dare we say? – sophisticated grilled Brie and ham sandwich with a side of French Bean Salad. The melted cheese will be very runny.

Ingredients

Sandwich:
4 tsp  (20 mL)  butter, softened
8 slices (2/3 lb/350 g) French country boule or other rustic white bread
4 thin slices cooked ham
10 oz  (300 g)  Brie cheese with rind removed, cut in 12 slices
Pinch black pepper
Salad:
4 tsp  (20 mL)  tarragon vinegar
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  minced shallots
2 tsp  (10 mL)  Dijon mustard
Half clove garlic, pressed or minced
Pinch each granulated sugar, salt and black pepper
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  each extra virgin olive oil and vegetable oil
1 lb  (500 g)  French, green or yellow beans, trimmed, blanched, chilled and drained

Preparation

Bistro-Style Brie and Ham: Spread butter evenly and thinly over 1 side of each slice of bread; lay 4 slices, butter side down, on work surface. Top each with slice of ham; divide cheese slices evenly over ham and sprinkle with pepper. Cover with remaining bread, butter side up.

Grill in skillet over medium heat, pressing down with spatula or weight and flipping once, or in pancake griddle or panini press, until bread is crisp and browned and cheese is melted.

French Bean Salad: In large bowl, whisk together vinegar, shallots, mustard, garlic, sugar, salt and black pepper. Whisk in olive and vegetable oil. Add beans; toss to coat.

Makes 4 sandwiches and salad servings.

Serving(s)
4
Nutritional Information
Per sandwich: about
Calories 515
Protein 25 g
Fat (total) 26 g
Sat. Fat 15 g
Carbohydrate 43 g
Fibre 2 g
Cholesterol 90 mg
Sodium 1.2 mg
Calcium 18 % RDI
Iron 19 % RDI
Vitamin A 16 % RDI
Folate 49 % RDI
Vitamin C 15 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: September 2008

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