God but vegetarians must get bored of goat’s cheese. Goat’s cheese, mushrooms, risotto…these are the near-meaty staples the poor, protein-deprived blighters are destined to be proffered by cooks who just didn’t have the time to spend a fortnight tracking down all the ingredients necessary to make Yotam’s multi-vegetable paella. But there is a reason for their ubiquity. Well, several. They are accessible, affordable and, most importantly, (when done right) delicious.
Here’s a wee recipe to zhoosh up your standard chevre.
Serves 2
2 rounds of goat’s cheese, about 100g each
A chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
Some or all of chopped mint, lemon thyme, parsley
A tiny clove of garlic, crushed to a paste
An aubergine
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
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– In an oven proof dish, mix the chilli, herbs and garlic with an aggressively generous sloshing of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Tip over the cheeses and leave to sit for a couple of hours, turning occasionally.
– Meanwhile, slice the aubergine very thinly, lengthways, and grill on both sides. Set aside to cool.
– Preheat the oven to 180C. Wrap the aubergine around the cheese and return to the dish. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Serve with crusty bread and salad. There may be a temptation to tip away the excess oil. Don’t. This is the bread-dipping stuff of dreams.
Drool…. this sounds helluva nice….
god yes!… The Viking tires of goats cheese and he used to love the suff… once went to a place where the only veggie options were a goats cheese tartlet for starter and a goats cheese risotto for main course! Your dish adds a little elegance to the stuff, thank god xx
I could not imagine ever tiring of goats cheese and this recipe looks like it could just increase my infatuation.
BTW, I love your recipes in the November issue of Waitrose food and am so happy I googled you, when writing a little post about festive drinks using your recipes.
This looks incredible, I’m so inspired but unfortunately my university doesn’t have any proper ovens for us to cook in so I’m off to eat another peanut butter sandwich 🙁