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Recipe

Thyme Baked Vacherin Mont d’Or
A meal for 4


Ingredients
1 Mont d’Or cheese, room temperature
A few sprigs of thyme, cut into short lengths
1 garlic clove, finely sliced
A splash of white wine
4-5 new potatoes or 1 regular size potato per person, boiled and still warm, to serve
Cooked ham, shredded or sliced, to serve
Cornichons, pickles or pickled onions
Fresh cut, your choice of carrots, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower


Preparation and cooking:
Preheat the oven to 400F.


Wrap the outside of the spruce box securely in foil, making sure the foil goes up to the top of the outside of the box (you don’t want to lose a drop).


Leave the top exposed.


Set the wrapped cheese on a baking sheet.


Make slits in the cheese with a knife and stick the thyme and garlic slices into the holes.


Season with an ample quantity of pepper


Pour a splash of wine over the cheese and into your glass


Place in the oven for 8–10 minutes until completely soft.


Serve while still hot


Spoon the cheese over the warm potatoes, ham, cornichons and veggies.


Pair:
With a cold beer or crisp white wine

Recipe

Vacherin Mont d’Or with Sliced Baguette and Pear

Ingredients:

• 1 round Vacherin Mont d”Or
• 2 cloves garlic or equivalent
• ½ c Dry white wine
• Aluminum Foil
• 1 warm baguette thinly sliced
• 1-2 pears thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter

Preparation and Cooking:

Preheat your oven to 350°F

• To avoid burning and spills, wrap the outside of the wooden box in aluminum foil
• Pierce the top of the cheese and place garlic slivers in the holes
• Pour the wine over the cheese
• Bake until smooth and slightly runny (about 15 minutes)
• Gently pan fry the pear slices in the butter, just until softened and warmed
• Individually plate the baguette slices
• Spoon the warm cheese onto the baguettes
• Place pear slices on top and serve immediately
• Repeat until gone!! 

Enjoy!

Recipe

Vacherin Mont d’Or cheese with garlic bruschetta

Gino D’Acampo, Ready Steady Cook 

Ingredients:

For the Vacherin

• 1 Vacherin Mont d’Or (in a wooden box)
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary, cut into short lengths
• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• salt and freshly ground black pepper 

For the Garlic Bruschetta

• 6 slices baguette
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and halved

Preparation and Cooking:

For the Garlic Bruschetta

• Drizzle the slices of baguette with olive oil and rub with garlic.
• Heat a griddle pan and griddle the bread for two minutes on each side, or until charred.
• Remove from the heat and cut into fingers.
• To serve, place the cheese box onto a serving plate and dip the garlic bruschetta fingers into the molten cheese.

For the Vacherin

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF
• Wrap the container of cheese securely in foil, making sure to enclose it so the foil goes up to the top of the outside of the container, but leave the top exposed. Place the wrapped cheese on a baking sheet.
• Make several slits in the top of the cheese with a sharp knife
• Place the garlic slices and rosemary sprigs into the slits.
• Drizzle with olive oil and season with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Place on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 10-15 minutes, until melted.

Recipe

Vacherin Mont D’Or baked with Honey and Garlic

Saw this recipe and shamelessly published it, as if it were my creation!

Ingredients:

• 1 Vacherin Mont D’Or
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tsp of drizzling honey

Preparation and Cooking:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF
• Wrap the container of cheese securely in foil, making sure to enclose it so the foil goes up to the top of the outside of the container, but leave the top exposed.
• Set the wrapped cheese on a baking sheet.
• Poke eight-to-ten slits in the top of the cheese with a paring knife and slide the slivers of fresh garlic in them.
• Drizzle with plus or minus 1 tsp honey depending on how sweet you think you will want it. 
• Put the lid on and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the lid and cook for another 5-8 minutes until the top is caramelized.
• Remove from the oven, replace the lid and let cool for approx 5 minutes until scoopable.
• Serve with bread, boiled potatoes, cold meat, sliced vegetables, basically whatever goes well with cheese.

Enjoy this tasty treat!

Recipe

Quick, Easy and Delicious, Vacherin Mont D’Or

Ingredients:

• 1 Mont D’Or cheese, room temperature
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup (60ml) white wine

Preparation and Cooking:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF
• Wrap the container of cheese securely in foil, making sure to enclose it so the foil goes up to the top of the outside of the container, but leave the top exposed.
• Set the wrapped cheese on a baking sheet.
• Poke eight-to-ten slits in the top of the cheese with a paring knife and slide the slivers of fresh garlic in them.
• Pour white wine over the cheese, and bake the cheese until it’s very hot – it will take between 10-20 minutes.

Serve with good bread, although some people like to boil up some new potatoes and make a full meal out of it, often including slices of charcuterie. Pair it with a good, flavourful white wine, Champagne, or beer.