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Cheese board with blood orange marmelade

Cheese board with blood orange marmelade

1 serving

Amidst a jungle of exotic flavours and textures, our Cheeseboard with blood orange marmalade introduces simple ingredients in intricate combinations that give way to exciting contrasts. A cast of varied nature, it stars fresh fruit, spiced nuts, smooth cheese, olive tapenade and homemade marmalade to name a few.

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ingredients

Cheese board

  • 3 to 4 varieties of cheese (4 to 6 ounces each)
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • ⅓ cup seasonal jam or blood orange marmalade
  • 1 cup toasted, spiced or candied nuts, such as walnuts, pecans, almonds, Marcona almonds
  • 1 cup olives or olive tapenade
  • ¼ cup whole grain mustard
  • 3 to 4 varities of fruits, such as apples, persimmons, pears, figs, Japanese pears, pomegranate
  • 1 small baguette, sliced

Blood orange marmalade

  • candy thermometers
  • 3 blood oranges
  • 1 small lemon
  • 1½ cups organic sugar
  • Optional: 1 tsp minced ginger, star anise pods or fennel seeds

preparation

Preparation

Blood orange marmalade

1. Wash blood oranges and lemon well.

2. Thinly slice oranges, or use mandolin, removing seeds as you go

3. . Stack and slice into quarters and place in a medium pot.

4. Zest and juice the lemon and add to the pot.

5. Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Boil 10 minutes.

6. Turn heat down to medium and simmer for 40 minutes, or until rinds are tender.

7. Add sugar, stirring to combine.

8. Bring to a boil and then turn heat to medium so it is gently boiling.

9. Continue cooking until it reaches 220°F (check with a candy thermometer), about 15 minutes. Be careful not to walk away as it could easily burn.

10. Remove to cool and refrigerate.

Winter cheese board

1. Place cheese in three different areas on a large cutting board or platter.

2. Slice a few servings and ensure there is a cheese knife for each cheese.

3. Slice fruits and place around the board according to color.

4. Add small bowls of nuts, honey, marmalade, mustard and olives in separate areas on the board with small serving utensils.

4. Slice baguette and serve on the side or tuck into the board.

5. Garnish with rosemary sprigs or citrus leaves.

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