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Baked Vacherin cheese
If the Vacherin is perfectly ripe, it can be eaten without cooking. However, baking it enhances its buttery, sharp flavour. Bake it directly in the wooden case it comes in and serve with grapes, quince paste, crusty bread and a peppery watercress salad.
Vacherin can be pasteurised or unpasteurised. If you are pregnant, a young child or undergoing chemotherapy, opt for pasteurised.
Recipe created by Nourish cook and Dietitian, Clare Gray.
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Prep time:5 minutes
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Cooking time:20-25 minutes
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Serves:6
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
- Remove the wooden lid and any plastic or paper wrapping from the cheese and return to its wooden box.
- Using a small knife, make slits in the cheese and place in slithers of garlic and the sprigs of thyme or rosemary.
- Pour over the white wine and sprinkle with a pinch of black pepper.n
- Wrap the outside of the container in foil but leave the top exposed and place on a baking tray.
- Place in the oven for 20- 25 minutes, the cheese should be very hot.
- Remove from the oven, take off the foil and serve immediately with the suggested accompaniments.
Tips
If cooking for a larger party, use 800g or 1.2kg of Vacherin. Allow an extra 5-10 minutes in the oven depending on the size of the cheese.
If you want to make this meal a little more substantial, additions such as cooked ham or boiled new potatoes also work well alongside.
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g Vacherin
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- a few sprigs of thyme or rosemary
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- pinch of black pepper
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