Spanish chorizo and cheese bread and butter bake

Spanish Chorizo and Cheese Bread Pudding Recipe

Name: Spanish Chorizo and Cheese Bread Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: black pepper (to taste); 100 grams cherry tomatoes; 0.5 whole cucumber; 2 whole egg; 0.5 stick french bread stick; 3 sprig fresh flat parsley; 1 cloves garlic; 2 grams granulated sugar; 50 grams manchego cheese; 125 ml milk; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp pesto; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 whole roasted red peppers (jar); 40 grams Salad leaves; salt (to taste); 125 ml single cream; 12 slices sliced chorizo; 0.5 tsp smoked paprika; 4 whole sun dried tomatoes(in oil); 0.25 tbsp tomato puree

35 Minutes

Serves: 2

A savoury bread and butter pudding, slices of french bread, coated in a pepper and tomato pesto baked in a manchego, egg and cream sauce flavoured with smoked paprika served with a tomato and green salad with tomato dressing

Recipe Ingreds

Pesto

salt (to taste)
4 whole sun dried tomatoes(in oil)
1 whole roasted red peppers (jar)

Pudding

black pepper (to taste)
2 whole egg
salt (to taste)
125 ml single cream
0.5 stick french bread stick
50 grams manchego cheese
12 slices sliced chorizo
0.5 tsp smoked paprika
3 sprig fresh flat parsley
125 ml milk

Salad

100 grams cherry tomatoes
0.5 whole cucumber
40 grams Salad leaves

Dressing

black pepper (to taste)
1 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp pesto
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt (to taste)
2 grams granulated sugar
0.25 tbsp tomato puree

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

peel and crush the garlic
Make the tomato dressing by mixing together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic (crushed) tomato puree, pesto, sugar, salt and pepper. Add a little extra sugar if it is to tart

Step 2

peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
blend the sun dried tomatoes, roast red pepper with the garlic using the hand liquidiser
add the olive oil while continuing to blend the tomatoes until the pesto has a thick pouring consistency
season with salt and pepper

Step 3

set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 4
add the cream and milk to the jug
add the paprika to the jug
add the eggs to the jug and beat

Step 4

finely grate the manchego cheese add half to the jug
mix the ingredients
season with salt and pepper

Step 5

cut the french stick into 2 cm slices
spread a thick layer of the tomato pesto on one side of the bread
place a slice of chorizo on each slice of bread
organise the slices of bread in the oven proof dish

Step 6

wash and finely chop the fresh parsley
sprinkle the chopped parsley over the bread
pour the cheese mixture over the bread
leave the egg mixture to soak into the bread for 5 minutes, squash the bread a couple of times during this time
sprinkle the remaining manchego over the bread
place the pudding in the oven to cook for about 25 minutes
cook until the pudding is set and lightly golden brown

Step 7

wash mixed leaves and place in a serving bowl.
place a cross on the top of the cucumber
then slice the cucumber to form quarters
sprinkle over the salad leaves
wash the cherry tomatoes and then slice in half
sprinkle over the salad leaves

Step 8

remove the pudding from the oven
place a portion of the pudding on a plate
serve with salad and dressing

Recipe Utensils

1 bowl
2 chopping board
2 Garlic crusher
1 grater
1 hand liquidiser
1 jug
2 large knife
1 oven proof dish
1 small bowl

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How to make savoury chorizo and cheese bread pudding

This delicious dish is a savoury take on a bread and butter pudding, sliced french bread coated in a homemade roast pepper and sundried tomato pesto. The bread is packed into an oven proof dish with slices of chorizo, sprinkled with parsley and coated in an egg, cream, milk, manchego cheese and smoked paprika egg wash. Sprinkle additional manchego cheese on the top and bake in the oven till set and golden brown, serve with a green salad and tomato dressing

make our chorizo and cheese bake for dinner tonight

A quick and easy dinner idea, this dish can be served all year round, and is best served with a simple green salad with cherry tomatoes, ideal for a busy work night evening meal

What makes our savoury chorizo bread and butter pudding the best

This dish is so easy to cook, and the delicious combination of Spanish flavours makes it a real hit. What makes it special is the homemade pepper and sun dried tomato pesto.

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