Wine & Cheese Checkerboards
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
2 tbsp agar-agar powder (or 6 tbsp agar-agar flakes)¼ c. cold waterZest of ¼ lemon 3 c. slightly sweet, fruity red wine, chilled¼ cup sugar8 oz Morbier or Oka cheese, cubed into 32 pieces
Dissolve agar-agar in cold water, lemon zest and wine.
Bring to a low boil, and dissolve sugar.
Remove from heat and pour into a shallow dish to about ½ - ¾” depth.
Chill until set.
When gel is fully firm, cut 32 cubes roughly the size of the cheese cubes.
Plate cheese and gel cubes in the design of a checkerboard and serve with fresh fruit.
Alternately, plate checkerboards on crackers or thin slices of pound cake!
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Bring to a low boil, and dissolve sugar.
Remove from heat and pour into a shallow dish to about ½ - ¾” depth.
Chill until set.
When gel is fully firm, cut 32 cubes roughly the size of the cheese cubes.
Plate cheese and gel cubes in the design of a checkerboard and serve with fresh fruit.
Alternately, plate checkerboards on crackers or thin slices of pound cake!
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 89.6
- Total Fat: 3.2 g
- Cholesterol: 11.2 mg
- Sodium: 92.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 4.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
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