Croissant with Cheese, Ham and Dried Fig Butter
A savoury filled croissant is a ludicrously good lunchbox addition. It feels bougie, but it’s essentially just a sandwich. The fig butter is delicious — make extra and slather it on toast in the morning. It keeps well in the fridge for ages.
Salty butter, sweet dried figs — just add ham, cheese, and a handful of rocket, and this ‘sandwich’ is truly tremendous and completely Ivy’s idea, too.
Me: What’s in your dream sandwich, Ivy?
Ivy: “How about this one, Mum?”
And off she rattled with this as her list of ingredients. These are packed lunch recipes for you to use and riff on, but a heads-up from me — filled savoury croissants are where it’s at, apparently.
INGREDIENTS
Serves 2
2 large croissants
3 dried figs, finely chopped
30g butter, at room temperature
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 slices of ham (either dry cured or cooked)
2 slices your favourite firm cheese (like Gruyère, Cheddar, Emmental or Red Leicerster )
A handful of rocket or use baby spinach
Coarsely ground black pepper
METHOD
Mash the butter with a fork, then stir in the figs and mustard and season to taste with pepper.
Slice the croissants in half horizontally and spread a layer of fig butter on the top and bottom of each croissant.
Top with the cheese, ham and rocket, season with black pepper and top with the other croissant half.