Baked goat’s cheese with hazelnut crust & balsamic onions

Baked goat’s cheese with hazelnut crust & balsamic onions

This simple breaded cheese can be made ahead and frozen, ready to use as a starter for a dinner party with friends

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Freeze up to 3 months

Method

  1. Halve the goat's cheeses horizontally and mix the nuts with the crumbs. Coat the cheese in the egg, then the nut mixture. Mark the cut side of the cheese with a large piece of nut to show which side up it should be.
  2. For the onions, heat the oil in a non-stick pan, then add the onions. Stir well and cook for 10 mins until softened and starting to turn golden. Tip in the balsamic vinegar and honey, season and stir over the heat until syrupy. If freezing, open-freeze the cheeses until solid, then wrap individually with cling film and foil. Pack the onions into a freezer bag once cool. To defrost, thaw the onions and warm gently in a pan.
  3. To cook and serve, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the cheese on a sheet of baking parchment on a baking tray and bake for 20 mins. If you're baking from frozen, add another 5 mins.
  4. Arrange the salad leaves on plates and spoon the onions on top. Add the goat's cheese, drizzle with any juice from the onions and serve immediately.

PER SERVING

366 kcalories, protein 14.0g, carbohydrate 17.0g, fat 28.0 g, saturated fat 11.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 12.0g, salt 1.05 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2011.

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  • 07 December 2011

    Sue C rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I did this for a dinner party starter - excellent because it can all be prepared in advance. The combination of the cheese with the sweet onions was delicious. I served it with walnut bread. The onions needed longer cooking, about 20 minutes, to make sure they were fully soft before adding good balsamic vinegar (a thick, sweet one, not cheap acidic stuff!) and honey. I needed only one egg for six portions, not two as the recipe states. Don't panic if the cheeses ooze a little while cooking - mine did, but they emerged from the baking tray cleanly, and looked really good when served up.

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  • 22 February 2012

    Janie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent recipe, I agree with the one egg and cooking the onions longer than the recipe states (around 15 minutes). Be sure to use the chicory as the combination of the bitter chicory against the sweetness of the onion is superb.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Freeze up to 3 months

Ingredients

  • 3 x 100g goat's cheese (we used Capricorn)
  • 50g hazelnuts , chopped
  • 25g breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • red chicory leaves, rocket and watercress , to serve

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PER SERVING

366 kcalories, protein 14.0g, carbohydrate 17.0g, fat 28.0 g, saturated fat 11.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 12.0g, salt 1.05 g

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