KIWIFRUIT
MONTE CRISTO
 Do
a triple-take on the standard triple layer sandwich. This
is not your mom's Monte Cristo.
INGREDIENTS:
1/4
cup / 60 ml mayonnaise, low fat
1 large clove fresh garlic, minced
1 tbsp / 15 ml orange juice
1 tsp / 5 ml orange peel, grated
4 eggs
1 cup / 250 ml milk
2 tbsp / 30 ml Grand Marnier (optional)
1 tsp / 5 ml cinnamon, ground
12 slices firm white bread, crusts removed
4 oz / 125 g Havarti cheese, thinly sliced
4 oz / 125 g turkey, cooked and thinly sliced
4 oz / 125 g mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
4 ZESPRI® GREEN kiwifruit, peeled and
thinly sliced into rounds
2 tbsp / 15 ml butter or margarine
powered sugar
METHOD:
- Preheat
oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Puree
mayonnaise, garlic and orange juice until blended. Stir
in orange peel; set aside.
- Whisk
eggs, milk, Grand Marnier and cinnamon until blended. Dip
4 slices bread into the egg-mixture, coating both sides.
Spread 1½ teaspoons mayonnaise mixture on one side of each
bread slice. Layer Havarti and turkey.
- Dip
4 more slices bread into egg-mixture; place on top of turkey
slices. Spread 1½ teaspoons mayonnaise mixture on top of
each bread slice; top with Mozzarella and kiwifruit slices.
- Dip
last 4 slices bread into egg-mixture and place on top of
kiwifruit slices. Secure sandwiches with long toothpicks.
- Melt
butter in 13x9x2-inch (33x23x5 cm) pan. Place sandwiches
on butter. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 30 minutes, turning
once until golden brown. Cut each sandwich in half diagonally,
sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Makes: 4 sandwiches.
Serving Nutritional Analysis: Calories 560 (49% Calories
from Fat), Protein 30g, Carbohydrate 42g, Fiber 4g, Fat 31g,
Sat. Fat 16g, Cholesterol 270mg, Sodium 1200mg
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