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By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

200 g Cheddar
65 ml dry white wine
1 T mustard
salt, to taste
4 slices of ciabatta

Method

Preheat the grill to 220ºC.

Blend the Cheddar, dry white wine, mustard and salt in a food processor to form a paste.

Spread liberally onto the slices of ciabatta and grill for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

Cook's note: if you don't want to use wine, it can be substituted with chicken stock or consommé, ginger ale, white grape juice, white wine vinegar or the liquid from canned mushrooms. Here are some more tips on substituting alcohol in a recipe.

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