Ingredients

Method

Baked Gorgonzola pears
• 2 pears
• 75 g Italian Gorgonzola Semi Soft Medium Fat Cheese
• 50 g walnuts, chopped
• a few sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 T honey
• 30 g rocket
Baked Camembert
• 250 g Royden Goat and Cow Camembert
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
• 1 T honey
• a few sprigs fresh thyme
Cheese skewers
• 300 g 6 months matured Cheddar
• 160 g pitted green olives with rosemary, garlic and lemon
• 110 g sliced smoked peppered salami
• 400 g whole peppadews

Method

Ingredients

For Baked Gorgonzola pears:

1.  Slice the pears in half, scoop out the seeds and place on a baking tray.

2.  Add chunks of gorgonzola and top with walnuts. Drizzle with honey and scatter over thyme. Bake in a 180ºC oven for 25 minutes or until the cheese is oozing and the pears are sweet and caramelised.

3.  Serve with rocket on the side

For Baked Camembert:

1.  Place the camembert on a large square of foil.  Gently score the top and cover with the garlic cloves, honey and thyme.

2.  Loosely tent the foil and  bake in a 180ºC oven for 15 - 20 minutes

3.  Serve with crusty bread and crackers for scooping.

For the cheese skewers:

1.  Cut the cheese into squares and skewer with salami, olives and peppadews.

Photography: Sadiqah Ismail-Assur
Recipe: Brita du Plessis
Food assistants: Josh van Zyl

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