Gratinated goat cheese

A French-inspired starter that makes a good pairing with most main dishes – very versatile! Good but easy to make.

1 serving

Chèvre chaud, gratin goat cheese, appetizer

Ingredients

1 slice of bread
1 orange wedge
Butter
A little goat cheese, e.g. chèvre
Pine nuts
Honey
Balsamic
Pomegranate seeds (optional)

Description:

  1. Punch out the bread in a circle.
  2. Mix the pine nuts with oil and salt.
  3. Roast the nuts, for example in a frying pan.
  4. Slice some cheese, so much that it covers the bread.
  5. Grate butter with a cheese grater and place a slice of butter on either side of the bread, on a tin. Add the cheese. Drizzle over honey.
  6. Oven gratin at 200 degrees for 5-10 minutes; The cheese should be suitably au gratin and the bread should be toasted.
  7. Take out and drizzle over balsamic and sprinkle with nuts (and possibly pomegranate). Place the peeled orange wedge next to it and drizzle over the balsamic.

Pairs with:

Champagne or pinot noir.