Mini-Croques (toasted sandwiches) with Le Gruyère AOP | Cheeses from Switzerland

Ingredients

• 75g butter
• 8 slices toast bread w/o crust
• 4 slices Gruyère AOP, cut into strips
• 4 slices ham, cut to fit toast bread
• 1 thinly sliced cucumber
• 1 kg sea salt
• 2.5 dl water
• 1 tbsp each coriander seeds, mustard seeds, Jamaican peppercorns
• 2.5 dl rice vinegar
• 100 g sugar
• 3 cloves
• 1 bay leaf