Recipe: Boxing Day Breakfast Toastie

• 2 portobello mushrooms
• olive oil, to drizzle
• 50g gruyere cheese, grated
• 80g leftover Christmas ham
• 2 slices sourdough bread
• half an avocado, peeled, sliced
• 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
• 1 tbs smoky barbecue sauce
• 1 tbs garlic aioli
• 2 tsp butter, softened
• 1 egg, fried

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°c. Line a baking tray with baking paper
2. Place mushrooms on a lined baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and roast for 10 minutes or until softened. Top with grated cheese and bake for a further 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
3. Heat a medium frying pan over medium-low heat. Fry slices of leftover ham until slightly crispy.
4. Layer one slice of bread with avocado, fried ham, mushroom, spinach, barbecue sauce and aioli. Season to taste. Top with remaining slice of bread.
5. Spread a thin layer of butter over the top slice of bread. Cook sandwich in frying pan, buttered side-down, for 2 minutes or until golden.
6. Carefully flip sandwich and spread other side with butter. Cook for a further 2 minutes or until golden.
7. Transfer toastie to a plate and top with fried egg to serve.