Cheese platter

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Build your own cheese platter this festive season. Sweet caramelised gorgonzola pears and garlicky honey thyme baked camembert take centre stage. Surround with variety of cheese and tuck in folds of charcuterie, fresh berries, citrus, nuts, olives and assorted crackers for dipping, stacking and loading up. - Brita du Plessis

Ingredients

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
Ingredients aren't specified.

Cooking Instructions

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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Did you know that Woolworths is the home of award-winning cheese? Woolworths took home a total of 79 awards at the SA dairy championships, including 23 first-place trophies, 5 prestigious Qualité Awards, and the highly sought-after Product of the Year award for their Ayrshire Mozzarella. From soft creamy cheese to matured aged cheeses, you're bound to find a wide range of cheeses to meet all your cooking, baking and entertaining needs.