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Ham and cheese croque-monsieur with beet salad

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $2.75 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $2.75a serving
682kcalper serving
33gof protein
In season in October
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  1. Make the beet salad

    Drain the cooked beets and cut them into small cubes. Put them in a mixing bowl with the balsamic vinegar, half the olive oil, the salt and the pepper, then toss.

  2. Wash the lettuce

    Rinse the 100 g of lettuce and spin it really dry. Keep it in the fridge until you dress it at the end.

  3. Add the ham and cheese

    Take 4 slices of sandwich bread and lay a quarter of the ham (25 g) and a quarter of the raclette cheese (25 g) on each. Top each one with a slice of bread to make 4 croque-monsieurs.

    Tip · Don't go over 25 g of ham and cheese per croque-monsieur, or the cheese oozes out and burns in the skillet.

  4. Butter the tops

    Spread half the butter on the tops of the 4 croque-monsieurs. You'll butter the other side after flipping, with the rest of the butter.

  5. Brown the first side

    Heat the skillet over medium heat. Lay the croque-monsieurs in buttered side down and cook them for 4 minutes until the bread is golden.

  6. Flip and finish cooking

    Butter the tops with the rest of the butter, flip the croque-monsieurs and cook them for another 4 minutes over low to medium heat, until the cheese is melted.

    Tip · Press the croque-monsieurs gently with the spatula and turn the heat down if the bread browns too fast, so the cheese has time to melt all the way through.

  7. Dress the green salad

    Drizzle the lettuce with the rest of the olive oil, add a pinch of pepper and toss gently.

  8. Plate and serve

    Cut the croque-monsieurs in half diagonally. Serve them with the green salad and the beet salad.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 682 kcal. 34% comes from carbs, 19% from protein and 42% from fat.

58 gCarbs
33 gProtein
32 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy682 kcal
Protein32.8 g
Carbs57.7 g
of which sugars16.2 g
Fat31.9 g
of which saturated fat17.1 g
Fiber12.1 g
Salt3.5 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.75 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.49for 2 people
≈ $2.75a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

Eat it fresh. Bread and wraps get soggy when they sit with the filling. Prep the filling ahead if you want, and put it together the day you eat it!

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Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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