This was great! Of course an aged cheddar would be wonderful with just the apples, but the nut bread and reduced cider made it gourmet. I used a fruit-and-nut artisan bread and brushed the cider onto it before adding the cheese and apple on top.
Aged Cheddar with Apple Wedges and Cider Reduction
Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke
Sarah Stegner re-creates the classic fruit, cheese, and nut combination with an easy apple syrup and toasted nut bread.
Yield: 8 servings
Recipe from
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 257
- Calories from fat: 43%
- Fat: 12.4g
- Saturated fat: 7.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 9.4g
- Carbohydrate: 28g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Cholesterol: 32mg
- Iron: 0.2mg
- Sodium: 305mg
- Calcium: 206mg
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple cider
- 2 teaspoons chilled butter
- 8 (1-ounce) slices walnut or other nut bread, toasted and halved
- 1/2 pound Shelburne Farms or other aged cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and each cut into 16 slices
Preparation
- Bring cider to a boil in a large saucepan; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 15 minutes). Remove from heat. Add butter; stir with a whisk until butter melts.
- Place 2 bread halves on each of 8 dessert plates. Divide cheese evenly among bread halves. Place 2 apple slices on each bread half. Drizzle 1 tablespoon cider reduction around each serving.
Aged Cheddar with Apple Wedges and Cider Reduction Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Appetizers, Hors d'Oeuvres, Breads
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American, New England
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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