Cheese on Toast with Miso, Harissa and Spinach

OK so you don’t normally need a recipe to make cheese on toast, but this one is a little different made with a harissa and garlic butter, with added spinach to make it feel slightly less unhealthy

Go for some good quality bread, a sourdough, seeded loaf or a rye bread all work well

I haven’t added salt as the miso and cheese should provide enough to bring out the flavours, but feel free to add a little if you feel it needs it

Ingredients

75g softened butter

1 tablespoon rose harissa

1 teaspoon miso

2 cloves garlic – crushed

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon ground cinammon

¼ teaspoon chili powder

5g fresh coriander – finely chopped

250g spinach

100g grated mozarella

4 slices good bread – I used a seeded sourdough

Method

Mix the first eight ingredients in a medium bowl until everything is evenly combined

Wilt the spinach. If using a bag of washed spinach, open the bag and place in a microwave for 2 1/2 minutes, else wash the spinach, place in a saucepan with a lid, cover and heat gently until the spinach has wilted

Drain the spinach in a seive and press out as much liquid as you can, roughly chop, then add to the butter along with the grated mozarella

Toast the bread either in a toaster or on both sides under the grill, then divide the topping equally between the four slices and place under the grill until bubbling and starting to brown