Chilli cheese toasts recipe

Sticking with the cheesy theme, this is one of my favourite snacks to make. The fact that everyone I've made it for has loved it has solidified its place in our house. I made it last night for Tom as he was working late and didn't want anything big by the time he got home, so it reminded me that it was time to share the love!

It's another from Ravinder Bhogal's 'Cook in Boots', and it's from the Chapter 'TV, remote control and a meal for one'. I also think it's quite a good one for a late breakfast after a night out.

Chilli cheese toasts

Serves 1

Ingredients

1/2 small red onion, finely chopped (I used white and found it just as nice)
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 green chilli (deseeded if you don't want it too hot), and finely chopped (you could use a shake of crushed chillis instead)
1/4 green pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (as I've mentioned before I'm not a lover of coriander, so I tend to just use a small amount of ground coriander instead)
2 tsp sweet chilli sauce or tomato ketchup (Aldi's do a yummy tomato and sweet chilli chutney which works brilliantly)
I also add 1/2 to 1tsp of pesto but that's completely optional
Ground black pepper
2 slices thick white bread
100g Cheddar cheese, grated

Method 

1. Preheat the grill to a medium high heat.

2. In a small mixing bowl mix together the onion, tomato, chilli, green pepper, coriander, sweet chilli sauce / ketchup, and pesto (if using). Season with pepper.

3. Toast one side of the bread under the grill, then layer the vegetable mix over the untoasted side of the bread.

4. Flash under the grill for 3 minutes so that the onion softens slightly.

5. Top with the cheese, and cook until bubbling.

6. Serve immediately with a generous helping of trash TV (Ravinder's words, not mine!)

My mouth is watering just looking at this...

ENJOY!