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Cornish gouda with sourdough and rocket

Cornish gouda with sourdough and rocket

Name: Cornish gouda with sourdough and rocket
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 10 thin slices sourdough; 150ml olive oil; 2tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp truffle paste (see tips); 1 tsp sea salt; 100g rocket; 200g Cornish gouda, thinly sliced (see Know-how and tips); You’ll also need; Baking sheet lined with compostable baking paper

Easy
December 2020

Easy
December 2020

Serves 4
Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 8-10 min, plus cooling

A cheese course is a special treat at Christmas but if you fancy something different to the typical cheeseboard, Rick and Jack Stein’s Cornish gouda with sourdough and rocket might be a nice sharing option instead. It’s like a big sharing pizza with cheese and truffle, what’s not to like?

You can use any hard cheese but Cornish gouda really tastes great.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 674kcals
Fat: 43.9g (14.3g saturated)
Protein: 21.2g
Carbohydrates: 46.7g (1g sugars)
Fibre: 3.4g
Salt: 3.3g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 674kcals
Fat: 43.9g (14.3g saturated)
Protein: 21.2g
Carbohydrates: 46.7g (1g sugars)
Fibre: 3.4g
Salt: 3.3g

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Ingredients

10 thin slices sourdough
150ml olive oil
2tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp truffle paste (see tips)
1 tsp sea salt
100g rocket
200g Cornish gouda, thinly sliced (see Know-how and tips)

You’ll also need

Baking sheet lined with compostable baking paper

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Toss the sourdough with 5 tbsp of the oil, spread in a single layer on the baking sheet, then bake for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden and crisp. Set aside to cool.
For the vinaigrette: whisk the vinegar with the truffle paste, salt and remaining oil in a large bowl until emulsified. Season to taste, then toss with the rocket.
To serve, break up the sourdough and spread over a platter. Cover with the rocket and cheese, then serve in the middle of the table for everyone to share.

delicious. tips

Truffle paste is available from delis, larger supermarkets and ocado.com. For thin, even cheese slices, use a cheese slicer or a Y-shaped peeler.
Make the toasts and dressing up to 6 hours ahead. Slice the cheese and assemble to serve.
Cornish gouda is a semi-hard cow’s milk cheese with a nutty flavour. Buy from cornishgouda.co.uk and farmdrop.co.uk. Or use a good Dutch gouda.

Recipe By

Rick Stein and Jack Stein

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