Fruit with cheese
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pint | Strawberries, with caps if possible |
| 1½ | pounds | Large green seedless grapes, cut in half |
| ¼ | pounds | Saga* cheese, softened |
| 1 | cup | Creme Fraiche (recipe follows) |
Directions
INGREDIENTS
* Saga is a semisoft blue veined cheese from Denmark. Any blue cheese, such as Roquefort, may be substituted. Pipe a small quantity of the Saga cheese onto the grape halves. Place the Creme Fraiche in a small bowl in the center of a serving platter. Arrange the strawberries around it. Arrange the grape halves around the strawberries. Creme Fraiche: 2 cups whipping cream ½ cup buttermilk Combine the whipping cream and buttermilk in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until warm (should be less than body temperature). Place the mixture in a jar, cover, and let it sit at room temperature for between 10 to 12 hours or until thickened. Store in the refcrigerator where it will keep for up to 2 weeks. Serves 6.
Submitted By EARL SHELSBY On 02-05-95