French cuisine…Croque Monsieur sounds so much more up-market than a fried ham and cheese sandwich, non? Either way, our keto verrsion will have you enjoying every bite! Can you say “oh là là”?

Ingredients

• 225 g (250 ml) cottage cheese
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp (8 g) ground psyllium husk powder
• 4 tbsp butter or coconut oil for frying
• 150 g smoked deli ham
• 150 g (325 ml) cheddar cheese
• ½ finely chopped red onion (optional)

For serving

• 100 g lettuce
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Mix in the cottage cheese. Add ground psyllium husk powder while stirring to incorporate it smoothly, without lumps. Let the mixture rest for five minutes until the batter has set.
2. Place a frying pan over medium heat. Add a generous amount of butter and fry the batter like small pancakes for a couple of minutes on each side, until they are golden. Make two pancakes per serving.
3. Assemble a sandwich with sliced ham and cheese between two of the warm pancakes. Add finely chopped onion on top.
4. Wash and tear the lettuce. Mix oil, vinegar, salt and pepper into a simple vinaigrette. Serve the Croque Monsieur warm beside lettuce dressed with the vinaigrette.

Tip

Put a fried egg on top and you’ll have a Croque Madame! Equally fancy sounding, and equally delicious.