Annabel's Provençal Crust
Annabel Langbein shares her recipe for using up stale bread. This Provençal Crust makes a great topping for cauliflower cheese, roasted vegetables or spooned into mushrooms and baked.
Cheesy As Meal In A Mug
Make a meal in a mug in only a few minutes. This savoury dish can be a breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack – whatever you need! It’s quick and easy to make, and you can easily adjust the flavourings to use up what you have.
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Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- 2 slices bread
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, relish, chutney, mustard or sweet chilli sauce
- 2 slices of ham, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons grated cheese
- Optional toppings: sour cream, pesto, nuts, herbs
Method
- Spread the tomato sauce on both slices of bread, then cut into nine squares.
- Break the egg into a mug, then add milk, salt and pepper and beat well with a fork.
- Add the remaining ingredients in alternating stages to the mug, starting with the cheese, then ham and a few squares of bread creating layers; set aside some cheese to go on the top.
- Press the bread pieces in the mug until it is covered with the egg and milk mixture.
- Microwave for one and a half minutes. If it looks too soft, microwave for another 30 seconds.
- Eat as it is, or top with your choice of topping.