Ham and Cheese Grilled Toast on Rustic Bread

If you’re looking for a quick, easy, and delicious snack or light meal, this Grilled portuguese style Tosta Mista is the perfect choice! The Ham and Cheese Grilled Toast on Rustic Bread is a beloved classic sandwich/toast in Portugal, this simple yet satisfying toast features the irresistible combination of melted cheese and savory ham sandwiched between slices of golden, buttery grilled rustic bread. It’s comfort food at its finest, and the best part? It’s incredibly versatile and takes just minutes to make.

What makes this recipe so special is its simplicity and adaptability. While the traditional version uses basic ham and cheese, you can easily customize it with more lovelier cheese and better ham and of course better bread, you can swap this rustic portuguese bread with a french style baguette or maybe whole-grain or even sourdough, and experiment with different types of cheeses and hams to make it your own. The possibilities are endless!

This grilled toast is not only a staple in Portuguese snack bars but it’s also a nice treat at home at pretty much any occasion, from a light snack to a lunch or even breakfast although that’s less common, nothing like the combination of gooey cheese, salty ham, and crispy bread to hit the spot. So, grab your ingredients and get ready to enjoy a bit of popular taste from Portugal with this easy and delicious Ham and Cheese Grilled Toast!

Ham and Cheese Grilled Toast on Rustic Bread

Servings: 1
Time: 20mins
Difficulty: Normal
Rating: ★★★★★
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Nothing like a crunchy buttery toast with gooey cheese and ham, in Portugal tends to be plain ham and flamengo cheese, but go wild and make it your own.

Ingredients

Bread – 2 Thick Slices (Rustic Bread)
Ham – 4 Slices
Flamengo Cheese – 4 Slices
Parmesan Cheese – A Pinch (Grated)
Butter – Spread to Taste

Directions

Start by coating the inside of the slices of bread with ample butter.

Then top with the ham followed by the Flemish cheese and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Place in a toaster oven covered with non-stick paper. This will prevent the toaster from getting too dirty, as a lot of the cheese will come off the outside.
Let it toast until the cheese and bread are well toasted, if cheese comes out of the toast, use a spoon or knife, to scrape it back into the toast, note that unlike a normal toast that you toast with the sandwich already closed you are toasting here with the sandwich still open, so you literally grill the ham and the cheese, before closing the toast.
Finally, put both parts together, spread some butter on the outside bread and you are done! Yum 😀

Notes: It’s best to use a toaster to make this to make it much easier, but if you don’t have one, you can easily make it on any oven/microwave grill or even in a frying pan (put the ham and cheese on the frying pan side to melt it and then turn and combine and then toast the bread on the pan).

This recipe for Ham and Cheese Grilled Toast on Rustic Bread was originally created on BakeAfter.com. Esta receita de Tosta Mista Grelhada foi publicada em português no Iguaria.com.