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Inventive ways of using our blue cheeses

Bacon & Cashel Blue Toast

Preparation time: 20 mins | Cooking time: 5 mins | Serves: 2

 

Great for a party, or to enjoy as a comfort treat, this recipe by Pearce Heffernan is sure to please a lot of people, and the end dish is also easy on the eye. Pearce uses bacon jam which may be more familiar to those of you in the US. If you can’t find bacon jam for sale, we recommend making some up yourself using  a recipe like this.

For a vegetarian version of this, try using a dark, rich fruit chutney instead of the bacon jam, as this will give the sweetness and umami base for tasty sourdough toast that the bacon jam provides, to complement the creamy Cashel Blue and lightness of the grapes and fennel.

 

  • 2x Slices sourdough bread (approx. ½” thick)
  • 2 teaspoons bacon jam
  • 30g Cashel Blue Cheese
  • 6 red grapes, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon of thinly sliced fennel
  • 1 tsp. fennel tips
  1. Toast the sourdough slices under a grill fully on one side and very lightly on the other.
  2. On the lightly toasted side, spread with the bacon jam, a few grapes and top generously with triangular slices of Cashel Blue cheese.
  3. Put under the grill again until the cheese has melted.
  4. Top with the remaining grapes, thinly slied fennel and sprinkle with fennel tips.

Ingredients:

  • 2x Slices sourdough bread (approx. ½” thick)
  • 2 teaspoons bacon jam
  • 30g Cashel Blue Cheese
  • 6 red grapes, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon of thinly sliced fennel
  • 1 tsp. fennel tips

Method:

  1. Toast the sourdough slices under a grill fully on one side and very lightly on the other.
  2. On the lightly toasted side, spread with the bacon jam, a few grapes and top generously with triangular slices of Cashel Blue cheese.
  3. Put under the grill again until the cheese has melted.
  4. Top with the remaining grapes, thinly slied fennel and sprinkle with fennel tips.