Crumbed Goats Cheese with Pepperberry & Cherry Flavour Pearls

Ohhh yum…Crumbed Goats Cheese with Pepperberry & Cherry Flavour Pearls. A fresh Apple, Fennel and Herb salad on the side too. Just perfect for a light lunch with your favourite people and a nice bottle of Wine. The Cheese can be pre-cooked and ready to just pop in the oven when you’re ready to eat too, no need to stress about burnt crumbs when your guests are there! If you’re not a fan of Goats Cheese you could certainly use something else. Brie or Camembert would be delicious. Any soft Cheese really, just be sure to crumb it well so it doesn’t ooze out while you’re browning it off in the pan. 

What you’ll need

• Goats Cheese – Chevre, around 50ish grams per person
• Flour – plain, add salt & pepper please
• Egg x 1
• Dash Milk
• Panko Bread Crumbs
• Vegetable oil for shallow frying
• Salad leaves – washed – we used Rocket 
• Apple – green
• Fennel bulb
• Celery
• Fresh herbs if desired, we had a little fresh Dill as well as the fronds from the Fennel
• *Dressing – feel free to use store bought if you prefer, we love the Kewpie Brand Sesame Dressing
• *1/4 cup Lemon Juice
• *2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Oil
• *1 Teaspoon Seeded Mustard
• *Generous pinch Sugar/ Spoon Honey
• Pepperberry & Cherry Flavour Pearls *Honey or Truffled Honey Flavour Pearls would be delicious too

To do

Cut your cold Goats Cheese into individual rounds or blocks. I used a log of Chevre and just cut it into 2 pieces. Mould it back into a nice piece if it crumbles when you cut it.  We are going to double crumb it to give a better protective layer for when we fry it. Add a dash of Milk to the Egg and whisk. Pop the Cheese into the seasoned Flour mix. Next into the Egg wash. Lastly the Panko crumbs. Repeat the process. Refrigerate the crumbed Cheese until required.

*The Cheese can be crumbed the day before you want to enjoy it*

Next

For the Dressing if you’re making your own – Place ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon seeded mustard and a good pinch of sugar or spoon of Honey in a screw top jar. Plus Salt & Pepper. Shake until combined. If too sour for you just add a dash more Sugar or Honey.

Lets cook the Goats Cheese. Pop your oven on to 180c.

In a frypan add a good centimeter of Vegetable oil and heat until a crumb will sizzle if you add it. Carefully add your crumbed Goats Cheese and brown each side. Put them onto a tray and put in the oven. This will ensure that the Cheese is hot all the way through. 5 to 10 minutes is enough, depending on how far in advance you pre-browned your Cheese. 

To serve

Last minute salad prep time – Wash leaves and Herbs. Slice the Apple, Celery and Fennel – watch this clip if you unsure how to tackle a Fennel bulb. While the Cheese is warming through in the oven, combine your Salad ingredients in a bowl and lightly dress. Add a handful to each plate. Add one piece of warmed Cheese to each plate and top with a generous spoonful of Pepperberry & Cherry Flavour Pearls 

Top up everyone’s drinks and enjoy.

**Take a peek at our other flavours, just click  HERE  There are plenty of others to choose from.