Name: Toastie men
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 14 slice gluten-free white bread; 14 slice gluten-free wholemeal bread; 250 gram spreadable cream cheese; 70 gram gluten-free shaved leg ham, chopped finely; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives; 95 gram can tuna in springwater, drained; 1 tablespoon finely chopped cornichons; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Ingredients

14 slice gluten-free white bread

14 slice gluten-free wholemeal bread

250 gram spreadable cream cheese

70 gram gluten-free shaved leg ham, chopped finely

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

95 gram can tuna in springwater, drained

1 tablespoon finely chopped cornichons

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Method

1.Preheat grill.

2.Using gingerbread man cutter, cut three 5cm men from each slice of bread; place on oven trays. Toast bread, in batches, under grill until browned both sides.

3.Divide cream cheese between two small bowls; stir ham and chives into one bowl, and stir tuna, cornichons and parsley into remaining bowl.

4.Spread level teaspoons of ham mixture onto each white toast; spread level teaspoons of tuna mixture onto each wholemeal toast.

This recipe is also egg-free and nut-free Cornichon, French for gherkin, is a very small variety of pickled cucumber; they are available from delicatessens and most major supermarkets. Handy hint; you can use a larger cutter of any shape instead of the small cutter used here. The fillings will keep, covered, overnight in the fridge; use any leftover filling to make sandwiches for lunch the next day.
Note

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