Goat’s cheese with apple, honey & rosemary
Warm goat's cheese with gently cooked apple, honey and rosemary. Crispy bacon provides a savoury contrast to the sweet apple and honey.
Serves: 4 people
Preparation: approximately 10 minutes
Cooking: approximately 20 minutes
Total time: approximately 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 firm apples, such as Elstar or Jonagold
- 150 g soft goat's cheese, preferably as a log
- 100 g smoked bacon or streaky bacon
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 sprig rosemary
- freshly ground black pepper
- optional: 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- optional: 30 g walnuts
Preparation
- Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 200 °C. - Prepare the rosemary
Strip the leaves from the rosemary sprig and finely chop them. - Cut the apples
Cut the apples into wedges or firm slices about 5 mm thick. - Cut the bacon and goat's cheese
Cut the bacon into pieces and the goat's cheese into slices. - Chop the walnuts
Roughly chop the walnuts if using.
Method
- Fry the bacon until crisp
Fry the bacon in a frying pan over a medium heat until crisp. Remove it from the pan and drain on kitchen paper. - Briefly fry the apple
Leave about 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in the pan and fry the apple for 3–4 minutes over a medium heat, until the pieces are lightly coloured but still firm. - Season the apple
Spread the apple over a small ovenproof dish. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of honey and add the apple cider vinegar if using. Toss gently. - Add the goat's cheese
Place the slices of goat's cheese on the apple. Sprinkle with the finely chopped rosemary and freshly ground black pepper. - Warm the goat's cheese
Place the ovenproof dish in the oven for 6–8 minutes, until the goat's cheese is thoroughly warm and soft. If desired, briefly switch on the grill and allow the cheese to turn lightly golden, watching it continuously. - Finish the dish
Scatter the crispy bacon over the goat's cheese and apple. Drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of honey and sprinkle with the roughly chopped walnuts if using. - Serve the dish
Serve immediately.
