Recipes

Grilled cheese with smoked ham and sweet pepper jam

15 mins of preparation + 10 cooking time 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 8 slices of crusty bread
  • 120 g (4 oz.) of Swiss cheese, sliced
  • 12 slices of duBreton Sliced Smoked Ham
  • 250 mL (1 cup) of baby spinach or arugula

 

Sweet pepper jam:

  • 15 mL (1 tbsp.) of butter
  • 250 mL (1 cup) of red pepper, diced
  • 30 mL (2 tbsp.) of white wine vinegar
  • 30 mL (2 tbsp.) of honey or maple syrup
  • Salt and fresh ground pepper

 

 

Preparations

  1. In a pan, melt the butter over medium heat and then brown the red pepper for 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. Deglaze with the vinegar, add the sugar and season. Continue cooking for 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Spread the sweet pepper jam on 4 of the bread slices and garnish with the Swiss cheese, ham and spinach or arugula.
  4. Top the sandwiches with the remaining bread slices.
  5. Butter the outside of each sandwich and brown in a pan over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes on each side.
  6. Slice each sandwich in two and serve with salad or soup.