Smoked cheese

Total: 1 hr 35 min. | Active: 45 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free

Ingredients

for 8 person

Wood chips
75 g smoke chips
4 sprig rosemary
1 dl white wine
Smoked salt and pepper
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper, crushed
½ tsp rosemary, finely chopped
To smoke the cheese
mozzarella (each approx. 150 g)
250 g hard cheese (e.g. Toggenburger Blumenkäse)
150 g soft cheese, Reblochon Val d'Arve
250 g feta
Rhubarb chutney
1 tbsp olive oil
red onion, cut into thin slices
200 g red rhubarb, thinly sliced
red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp vinegar

How it's done

Wood chips

Place the wood chips, rosemary and wine in a bowl, leave to soak for approx. 30 mins.

Smoked salt and pepper

Place the fleur de sel, pepper and rosemary on a piece of foil, gently gather the edges.

To smoke the cheese

Charcoal grill: Drain the wood chips and rosemary, place directly on the embers. Place the mozzarella in a grill tray, place the spices alongside. Place the remainder of the cheese on the grilling plank. Cover and grill indirectly over/on a low heat (approx. 150 °C for approx. 20 mins., allow to cool slightly.

Rhubarb chutney

Heat the oil in a pan. Sauté the onion for approx. 3 mins., add the rhubarb and cook for approx. 2 mins. Add the chilli, sugar, salt, water and vinegar, bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for approx. 5 mins. Allow the chutney to cool slightly, stir well, serve with the mozzarella.

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