croque madame
veggie filled croque madame sandwiches with a creamy rich homemade mornay sauce served with a runny fried egg overtop.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Servings: 4
Author: the communal feast
- Mornay sauce:
- 1 cup Milk
- 2 TBS flour
- 1 cup gruyere cheese shredded
- 4 tbs butter
- 1 TBS ground nutmeg
- 1 TBS fresh oregano chopped (optional)
- 1 TBS fresh parsley chopped
- 1 TBS dijon mustard
- filling:
- 2 cups spinach leaves
- 2 cups mushrooms thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup sundried tomato + oil for cooking
- For each sandwich:
- 2 slices of bread fairly thick
- 1 fried egg for on top
- generous scoop of mornay
- shredded gruyere
- generous scoop of veggie filling
- dijon mustard
- optional: avocado
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a sauce pot over medium heat, add the flour to form a roux. Slowly add the milk whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Stir in the mustard, herbs and nutmeg. Allow the sauce to thicken stiring frequently for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Turn off heat and stir in gruyere.
In a pan, heat oil from sundried tomato jar. Sautée mushrooms for 3 minutes until browned. Add spinach and sundried tomatoes. Cook an additional 2 minutes.
When you are ready to serve, spread dijon mustard on the inside of 1 slice of bread. Add the mixed veggie filling, top with a scoop of mornay and close sandwich with other slice of bread. Transfer to baking tray and bake for 5 minutes until bread begins to turn golden and crisp. Remove from the oven, top with a bit more sauce and shredded gruyere. Return to the oven for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is nicely melted.
While the sandwiches are baking, fry and eggs to place on top. Garnish with avocado, greens and herbs.