Also popular was my cheese, although it was a far cry from winning - the victor by a long shot was an amazing strawberry-dripping-jalapeno-cream cheese concoction that was melt-in-your-mouth-yummy. But, since a few people also asked for the recipe for my marinated cheese, here goes:
1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
3/4 tsp. dried basil
3/4 tsp. dried parsley
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
pinch dried oregano
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. unrefined (turbinado) sugar
a couple of drops of lemon juice
1 or two chopped green onions
1 chopped and seeded roma tomato
one pound of your favorite cheese, sliced or cubed
I suppose you can use just about any type of cheese, but in this case I used pepper jack and mozzarella. People seemed to especially like the pepper jack, but it was a bit crumbly. The mozzarella held together well. With fresh herbs instead of dried this probably would have been a lot better, but it was pretty good as it was. This marinade is also delicious with fresh vegetables (I couldn't resist dipping mushrooms, cucumber, and cauliflower in it while it was melding)
Bon Appetit!
This week's mission: go to Total Wine and find me some more of that chocolate vino.
*ingredients are approximate - measuring tools were not used.
Awesome post Chris. I am going to make this myself for the next time I serve wine and cheese. Your recipes are always so good.
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