Tomatoes With Cheese Sauce over Toast
- Reviews 4
Ready In: 25 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 firm tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup shredded American cheese (4 ounces)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 12 slices French bread, toasted (3/4-inch thick)
- paprika (optional)
- parsley (optional)
Directions
- Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
- Cut each tomato into 3 thick slices; dredge tomatoes in flour mixture.
- Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet; add tomatoes, and fry slowly until browned, turning once.
- Remove fried tomatoes from the skillet,and keep warm.
- Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add 1/4 cup flour and mustard, stirring until smooth.
- Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
- Stir in the cheese and next 2 ingredients.
- Arrange 2 slices of bread on each serving plate.
- Top bread with 2 tablespoons of cheese sauce and 2 slices of fried tomato.
- Spoon remaining sauce over sandwiches.
- If desired, garnish with paprika and parsley.
- Serve immediately.
- Yield: 6 servings.
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