A Great Monte Cristo Sandwich - Longmeadow - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 lb turkey breast, scaloppini (thinly sliced and pounded thin)
    2 teaspoons vegetable oil (1 tsp. used for cooking turkey)
    1/2 teaspoon oregano, dried
    1/8 teaspoon sea salt
    1/8 teaspoon pepper
    1 egg white
    1 tablespoon skim milk
    1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
    2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
    4 slices bread (whole wheat)
    3/4 cup spinach leaves (Fresh)
    1 small pear, thinly sliced (optional)
    2 ounces low-fat swiss cheese
Preparation
    In a bowl, put turkey, oil, and seasonings, rubbing over turkey.
    Heat a saute' pan on medium heat, spraying with non-stick spray.
    Add turkey and cook 3 minutes a side. Set on plate.
    In a shallow dish, mix together egg white, milk, and salt & pepper if desired, whisk thoroughly.
    Spread approximately 2 teaspoons (to taste) mustard on 2 slices of bread.
    Put bread with mustard side up on work area.
    Layer spinach, pear (if using) and turkey, and cheese onto each mustard topped bread.
    Spread other 2 bread slices with mustard, and top the layered sandwich, mustard side down.
    In same skillet heat remaining oil over a medium heat.
    Using a spatula, dip sandwich in egg/milk mixture.
    Flip sandwich, and do the same to the other side.
    Do the same with second sandwich.
    Transfer to pan, and heat and saute' sandwich (5 minutes a side) turn sandwich and cook on second side.
    Cut in half and serve on porch with gloves and a scarf, or summer shorts, your choice.
    Oh and a pickle. Must have a pickle.
    And chips too!
    Ok, maybe an apple.
    Whatever, take a break.

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