 Spruce up your Caesar Salad by serving it in a baked GranQueso cheese crisp ring.
August 2008
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Summer Cheese Recipes
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Caesar Salad In A GranQueso Cheese Ring
This glamorous spin on the Caesar Salad was developed by Chef/Owner Jose Gutierrez of Encore restaurant in Memphis. It’s a stunner that marries an appetizer with a salad course.
Roth Käse’s master cheesemakers made GranQueso (“big cheese”) in a Spanish style similar to Manchego, which is made in the La Mancha region of Spain (although Manchego is made from sheep’s milk, and GranQueso is made from the milk of those fine Wisconsin cows). GranQueso has gone on to win a First Place award at the 2004 American Cheese Society competition and a Gold Medal at the 2005 World Cheese Awards in London. Manchego can be substituted in the recipe. You can serve pieces of either as cocktail tapas, with Serrano ham and a glass of Spanish wine.
Serves 10.
Ingredients
GranQueso Cheese Rings
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 egg whites (reserve yolks for Caesar
Salad dressing)
- 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups GranQueso cheese, grated
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Caesar Dressing
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons red peppers, puréed
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon anchovies, chopped (or anchovy paste)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups olive oil
- 1/3 cup water
Salad
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 to 2 heads romaine lettuce, split into quarters lengthwise, then cut in half
(1 head equals 8 sections)
- 2 tablespoons chives, chopped
- 1 cup GranQueso cheese, shaved
Preparation
GranQueso Rings
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir in egg whites, garlic and butter, and mix to incorporate ingredients.
- Spray a large baking pan with non-stick cooking spray; spread the batter evenly on the baking pan. Sprinkle GranQueso cheese over batter, and bake until set (approximately 6 to 10 minutes).
- Remove pan from oven, and immediately cut batter into 10 strips (each strip should be approximately 2 inches wide). Return strips to oven and bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown.
- While warm, remove each strip from the baking pan and place around 3-inch (in diameter) ramekin to create rings. Allow GranQueso to cool while preparing dressing and salad.
Caesar Dressing
- In mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks, red peppers, garlic, anchovies, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper.
- Slowly whisk in olive oil, then water; set aside.
Salad
- To assemble salad, place cooled QranQueso rings in center of each plate. Place tomatoes around each ring, and drizzle with dressing.
- Toss romaine lettuce with remaining dressing, and place upright in the center of each ring. Top salad with chives and garnish with shaved GranQueso.
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