Croque Madame on English Muffins
and green salad with apples
Our two weeks of Olympics-inspired meals finish up tonight with a trip to France! We've put our own twist on this French bistro favorite that was praised as simple and satisfying when it was last featured in 2019.
Ingredients
- Lettuce, green leaf - 1 head, chopped
- Apples - 1, chopped
- Vinegar, red or white wine - 1 Tbsp
- Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
- Honey - 1 tsp
- Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
- Cheese, gruyere - 4 oz, shredded or thinly sliced (sub Swiss cheese)
- English muffins - 4, halved
- Foil - for cooking
- Mayonnaise - 2 Tbsp
- Mustard, Dijon - 1 Tbsp
- Black forest ham, thinly sliced - 8 oz
- Oil, cooking - 2 Tbsp
- Eggs - 4
Nutrition Facts
Prep
- Cheese - Shred or thinly slice. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Lettuce / Apples - Prep as directed and combine.
Unlock this meal along with hundreds of smart meal plans and never stress about "What's for dinner?" again
Try for freeLearn More
Make
- Turn on the oven's broiler (use the lowest broiler setting if your oven has multiple settings).
- While oven heats, whisk together vinegar, mustard (the portion for the salad), honey, and olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Top with lettuce and apples (wait to toss salad until just before serving).
- Slice English muffins in half. Line a sheet pan with foil and place English muffins on pan, cut-side up. Broil English muffins until just starting to turn golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Combine mayonnaise and mustard (the portion for the Croque Madame).
- Remove English muffins from oven and spread with mayonnaise / mustard. Top each half with ham and cheese. Return pan to oven and continue broiling until cheese is melted and starting to brown on top (watch it closely to prevent burning).
- While English muffins toast, heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then crack eggs into heated oil. Season eggs with some salt and pepper. Fry eggs to desired doneness (cook on one side for sunny-side up, or flip and cook on both sides).
- Divide English muffins between serving plates, leaving them open-faced. Top each pair of English muffins with a fried egg. Toss salad and serve on the side. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Reviews
Ratings
15 reviews
I was surprised how much I liked this especially considering how easy it was. It took some prodding with my kids, but they eventually did eat it and liked it. The salad was only so-so. -- I would put less dijon in the dressing next time.
0 HelpfulThis might be my favorite meal from Cooksmarts so far: super quick and easy to make, but loaded with flavor.
0 HelpfulI made this for Sunday breakfast, and it was a hit! Easy to put together and I really liked the mayo/mustard combo on the croquettes.
0 HelpfulThis was absolutely amazing. Super quick, salad was delicious, and you can't go wrong with ham and swiss. YUM. Made 2 eggs per person.
0 HelpfulThis is the second cooksmarts recipe that put hummus underneath melted cheese which I had never seen before, and boy am I a fan! This sandwich was easy, tasted very rich, and my kids ate it.
0 Helpful