Recipe for a real bistro sharing board
A drinks gathering isn’t complete without a sharing board, of course. But getting a little creative with a surprising board can sometimes be quite challenging. Cookbook author Sabrina Faude-Rôle is here to lend you a hand with her new book Van de plank. The book offers 30 original ideas for, among other things, a Thai, French, Swedish and vegan sharing board. So leave those slices of luncheon meat and cubes of young cheese aside and go all out with a real bistro sharing board like this one, with garden herb butter, herb dressing and cheese with nuts.
How to make the garden herb butter
- Wash the chervil and chives, pat them dry and finely chop them.
- Mix the herbs with the butter and black pepper and shape into a ball of butter.
- Wrap the butter in baking paper and keep it in the refrigerator until ready to use.
How to make the herb dressing
- Wash the mint, parsley and spring onion and pat them dry. Peel the garlic clove.
- Finely chop the parsley and mint and finely mince the garlic and spring onion. Mix everything in a bowl with the olive oil, juice and zest of the lemon and the salt.
How to make the cheese with nuts
- Mix the gorgonzola, cream cheese, comté and black pepper in a bowl.
- Spread out plastic wrap in a cross shape and place the cheese mixture in the middle. Fold the wrap around it and shape the cheese into a ball. Refrigerate for 1 hour. 3. Lay out plastic wrap in a cross shape again and place some of the walnuts and hazelnuts on it.
- Remove the cheese ball from the wrap and place it in the centre of the nuts. Distribute the remaining walnuts and hazelnuts evenly over it.
- Fold the plastic wrap closed, shape into a ball and keep it in the refrigerator until ready to use.
How to complete the sharing board
To complete the bistro sharing board, you can add these ingredients: various types of cheese, raw ham in thin strips, slices of cooked ham, farmhouse pâté, sausage, rillettes, pickles, dried plums, apricots, chicory leaves, grapes, cherry tomatoes, cashews and various types of bread
Title: Van de plank – sharing boards to share
Author: Sabrina Faude-Rôle
Price: €12,50
Publisher: Good Cook
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