| cooking tip |
To serve, top Camembert with a sprig
of holly, cranberry or parsley sprigs
and serve with crackers or sliced
baguette for dipping. |
elegant Camembert with cranberry chutney
1 200 g/6 oz round of fresh Camembert
125 mL prepared cranberry chutney (or flavour of your choice) ½ cup
60 mL toasted chopped pecans ¼ cup
fresh cranberries, figs, Medjool dates and kumquats (optional)
Western Family or fancy crackers of your choice
Slice Camembert in half horizontally.
Spread chutney on bottom half.
Sprinkle with toasted pecans. Cover
with top half of cheese.
Just before serving, garnish serving
platter with fresh fruit of your choice,
leaving a space for the warm cheese.
When ready to serve, place cheese in
a microwave-safe dish and microwave
uncovered on medium power for
1 to 2 minutes, or just until cheese
begins to soften slightly. Do not
overheat or it will become runny.
Transfer to the garnished serving
platter.
Makes 6 servings.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Calories 100 Protein 7 g Fat 11 g Carbohydrate 11 g Fibre 0.7 g
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