Tomatoes With Cheese Sauce Over Toast

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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)

Recipe

• 1 combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
• 2 cut each tomato into 3 thick slices; dredge tomatoes in flour mixture.
• 3 heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet; add tomatoes, and fry slowly until browned, turning once.
• 4 remove fried tomatoes from the skillet,and keep warm.
• 5 melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add 1/4 cup flour and mustard, stirring until smooth.
• 6 cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 7 gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• 8 stir in the cheese and next 2 ingredients.
• 9 arrange 2 slices of bread on each serving plate.
• 10 top bread with 2 tablespoons of cheese sauce and 2 slices of fried tomato.
• 11 spoon remaining sauce over sandwiches.
• 12 if desired, garnish with paprika and parsley.
• 13 serve immediately.
• 14 yield: 6 servings.