The lovely camembert that we got at the Indaba was very well received. I do love cheese, and often make a meal of it, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Along with the camembert, while going to the different wine estates, I picked up a few preserves and little odds and ends. My fridge is full of jams, preserves, antipasti type goodies, I love to eat mezze style and enjoy to snack on small things.
So what I did with my Camembert.
Turned my oven on to its highest heat, and let preheat. I cut thin slices of bread to make malba toast and grilled it under my grill. Removed and set aside.
Taking a melon baller, I scooped out the middle of the camembert and filled the whole with sherry., baked for 7 – 9 minutes, you want it just at the point where it becomes gooey but ca still hold its shape a little when you cut it. The sherry adds a lovely aroma and a slight sweetness to the camembert.
By the flower on my cheese board, I have a Pinotage relish which I bought at Constantia Uitsig where we had breakfast one morning. Made from grapes and onions, it has this beautiful sweetness about it that goes so well with the camembert.
I had rosemary & olive oil marinated olives, feta and sundried tomatoes which I found at Fairview, which added a little bitterness to board which was a lovely balance with the sweetness of the green fig and the Pinotage relish.
With that I had marinated peppers, which I have to be honest, I didn’t enjoy as much as I thought I would.
I love this style of eating, little bits and pieces, all these flavours going on, and the balance you can create with the different flavours.
Oooooh YUM!! We also baked our camembert….I love it baked until it resembles a fondue hehe….I add olive oil, white wine and thyme….so delish. I will get around to blogging it soon…which pickled peppers did you get Ange? I love pickled peppers…maybe they just didn’t taste good with the other stuff on the board? I also would think they should though….thank you so much for sharing and for the mention xxx
I had the peppers from the ones in our goodie bag. Very bitter and spongy
Nice touch with the sherry, I also love meals like this.
sherry & mezze, what more could one want?
This sounds very good!!
thanx Pinks!
Oooo sounds delish!! Just my kind of food too!!
summer or winter, a great way to eat!