Description
Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with a simple Irish cheese toast, but with a twist of creamy, spiced Havarti cheese. adapted from a Mrs. Beeton recipe
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 oz butter (1/4 stick)
- 3 tbsp milk
- 8 oz Castello Herbs & Spice Havarti cheese, grated
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp prepared English mustard (or substitute your favorite mustard, or omit)
- freshly grated black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped gherkin or cornichons
- 4 pieces of thick crusty bread, toasted (I used my own No Knead Bread)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat, then add the milk and grated cheese, stirring until the cheese melts and becomes smooth. Add the vinegar, mustard, black pepper and gherkins; stir to combine and remove from heat.
- Allow to cool slightly, stirring occasionally. Preheat the broiler (grill) then place the four pieces of toast on a baking sheet and divide the cheese mixture evenly between them.
- Place under the broiler, until bubbly and hot; place on plates and serve with gherkins/cornichons and salad, if desired.
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Irish