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    Home / Breakfast and Brunch Recipes / Chorizo Toastie - a Grilled Cheese with Chorizo

    May 15, 2015 · Last Updated: Feb 18, 2019

    Chorizo Toastie - a Grilled Cheese with Chorizo

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    For a hearty start to the day, try a Chorizo Toastie. It takes an extra five minutes to change a simple humble sandwich into something that's warm, crispy and packed with flavor and aromas. It's great for a brunch sit down, or even for a quick grab 'n go breakfast on a weekday morning.

    Grilled Prosciutto Sandwich

    Toastie for breakfast? I'll take it! A slice of bread with butter and jam is a classic way to start the day. That simple breakfast led to the fad of toast with all sorts of trendy ingredients - avocado, poached eggs, goat cheese, fig jam, asparagus.... I've even jumped in with my own Black Garlic and Aubergine on Toast.

    But sometimes, to be honest, it feels like something is missing. Specifically, I'm talking about the top slice of bread. I often sit and stare at the fancy toast in front of me, and I'm faced with a dilemma. Should try to pick it up with my hands and bite into the open faced toast, potentially appearing slightly uncouth? Or, should I just use a fork and knife and properly cut it, even though I know the toasty bread is almost impossible to cut through, and all the toppings will spill off while I start to saw the toast with my butter knife?

    Grilled Prosciutto Sandwich

    To solve that, have a toastie for breakfast! With a toastie, you can definitely pick it up with your hands and no one will judge. And unlike a simple untoasted sandwich, the melted cheese in this Chorizo Toastie will hold the filling all together, so you have no risk of losing any part of it. The crispy edge of the bread is so satisfying to crunch into, and the aromas of the bread and filling are pronounced when toasted.

    Chorizo comes in either a fresh sausage, which must be cooked before eating, or as a cured (and sometimes smoked) sausage that can be sliced and eaten without cooking. Both have their place in the kitchen, but for this five minute toastie, use a cured chorizo that's ready to eat. Happy toasting!

    Grilled Prosciutto Sandwich

    P.S. In case you're wondering, a toastie is the British term for a grilled sandwich.

    Grilled Prosciutto Sandwich

    Chorizo Toastie aka Grilled Chorizo Sandwich

    5 from 2 votes
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    Serves: 2
    Prep: 2 minutes mins
    Cook: 5 minutes mins
    Total: 7 minutes mins
    It takes an extra five minutes to change a simple humble sandwich into something that's warm, crispy and packed with flavor and aromas. It's great for a brunch sit down, or even for a quick grab 'n go breakfast on a weekday morning.

    Ingredients

    • 4 slices rustic bread (I used a wholegrain sourdough)
    • 6 thin slices (3-4 ounces) sliced chorizo (or other type of sliced cured meats)
    • 4 thin slices Gruyère cheese
    • butter - for grilling
    • cantaloupe pieces - for serving
    • spinach - for serving
    • tomatoes - for serving
    • feta cheese - for serving
    • extra virgin olive oil - for serving
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat a panini grill, skillet or grill pan on medium heat.
    • Spread a thin layer of butter on one side of each slice of bread. Layer the Gruyère and chorizo on 2 of the slices, with the buttered side facing out. Close the sandwich with the buttered side facing out.
    • Place the sandwiches on the grill and cook on both sides until golden brown and the cheese is melted, about 3-4 minutes on each side (or about 4 minutes in a panini grill).
    • Serve immediately with a side of cantaloupe and spinach, tomato and feta salad. Drizzle the sandwich with olive oil, if desired.
    Course: Toasts and Sandwiches
    Author: The Worktop
    Cal : 166kcal
    Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate.
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    A breakfast lover and food blogger. Tina develops everyday breakfast recipes on The Worktop, and writes about all things related to breakfast and brunch. Read more about Tina Jui or drop an email to say hi.

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    1. Alexandra says

      May 29, 2015 at 12:23 pm

      I love a good hearty sandwich for breakfast - screw the scrawny piece of topless toast!
      Love the word toastie, too. Gotta work on implementing that in the States...

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        June 02, 2015 at 2:40 pm

        I love the word toastie too! It's so catchy, and makes a normal "grilled sandwich" taste so much better when you call it a "toastie" :)

        Reply
    2. Jonathan says

      May 15, 2015 at 11:05 am

      5 stars
      Nom nom? NOM NOM!

      Reply
    3. Jonathan says

      May 15, 2015 at 11:04 am

      5 stars
      Nom nom?

      Reply
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