Croque Monsieur Benedict

This is an EASY variant of Eggs Benedict or Croque Monsieur - depending on your perspective! We love Eggs Benny, and Croque Monsieur but we wanted something quicker and easier but equally tasty for a nice lunch at home, so we came up with this recipe :)

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 8 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 4 -8  tablespoons margarine (Becel Olive Oil type)
• 3  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2  cups plain soymilk (Silk coffee milk is best)
• 1 -2  teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 -2  teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  egg yolk
• 1 -2  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 cup cheese, grated (like Parmesan, Asiago, Romano, Gruyere, Swiss or combo)
• 6  large eggs, with unused
• 1  egg white, from sauce above
• 1  pinch kosher salt (as desired)
• 1  pinch fresh ground black pepper
• 1  baguette, cut into 8 pieces (or 8 slices of any type of toasted bread)
• 8  slices prosciutto, sliced but not paper thin
• 2  tablespoons fresh basil leaves, chopped

Directions

1. Sauce: Melt 2-3 tablespoons of margarine over medium heat.
2. Add flour & cook for 1 minute while constantly stirring with a whisk (or chopsticks:).
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add soy milk & whisk until smooth.
5. Beat in egg yolk & return to heat to cook for another minute.
6. Stir in cheese, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, nutmeg and 1/2 tablespoon Dijon until cheese melts.
7. Set heat to the lowest setting & cover while you do the next steps.
8. Eggs: Melt a knob of margarine in a medium non-stick skillet over medium to medium-low heat.
9. When the margarine's foam begins to subside, add the eggs (do not whisk)
10. Let eggs set a little, then *fold* (do not stir)the eggs.
11. season with salt & pepper to taste.
12. fold eggs again one or two more times, and when they look *almost* done for you, remove from heat & cover while you prepare the next step (they will continue cooking in the hot pan & be just right by the time you are ready to use them)
13. Sandwich: Split open each bread piece
14. Toast the bread on a grill pan until golden or broil the bread cut side up until golden, about 1 to 2 minutes, keeping a careful watch on the bread since it can easily burn
15. lightly brush desired amounts of margarine & mustard on the cut sides of the toasted bread
16. Arrange a slice of prosciutto (and extra cheese if you like) with some scrambled egg on each piece of toasted bread
17. Cover with sauce.
18. Serve hot garnished with chopped basil.