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smashed flat croissant with ham and cheese topping, and arugula rocket leaves, drizzled with honey

Flat Croissant with ham and cheese

The viral flat croissant trend takes the classic, buttery croissant and presses it down before grilling it. In this recipe we've paired it with savoury toppings of ham, cheese and arugula.
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Total Time 8 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Calories: 510
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 2 croissants
  • 2 slices of ham lightly pan grilled
  • 1 cup rocket leaves arugula
  • 1 tablespoon soft goats cheese or feta
  • 1 tablespoon Crème fraîche or thick Greek yoghurt / skyr
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon honey
For the Dressing
  • 1 teaspoon mustard any variety, the chef has used Dijon
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 lime juice and zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh chillies very finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt to taste

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Pan

Method
 

  1. Smash and roll the croissants with a rolling pin and flatten them.
  2. In a pan on medium heat add 1 tablespoon butter and let the butter melt. Add the smashed croissant and weight down with a plate and/or weight to flatten it further. Let the croissant cook until nice and brown and toasty and then turn it over to do the same to the other side.
  3. Remove from heat.
  4. Combine all the dressing ingredients and add 1 cup rocket leaves (arugula).
  5. Mix together 1 tablespoon soft goats cheese and 1 tablespoon Crème fraîche or thick Greek yoghurt / skyr. Spread the Crème fraîche mix on top of the flat croissants.
  6. Lay a grilled slice of ham and top with dressed rocket leaves, and top with more crumbled goats cheese and a generous drizzle of honey. Serve.

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