Grilled Bread Topped With Celery Heart And Goat Cheese Recipes

GRILLED BREAD TOPPED WITH ARUGULA, GOAT CHEESE, OLIVES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Mix cheese and 4 teaspoons peel in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Whisk 6 tablespoons oil, orange juice and 2 teaspoons orange peel in 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass dish. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Add onions; turn to coat. Using metal spatula, transfer onions to grill and cook until tender and golden, turning occasionally and keeping onions intact, about 10 minutes. Return onions to dressing in dish; turn to coat. Set aside.
• Brush remaining 3 tablespoons oil over bread. Grill until bread is golden, about 2 minutes per side. Spread cheese mixture over warm bread.
• Add arugula to dressing; toss to coat. Top cheese bread with arugula, onions and olives.

GRILLED MUSHROOM AND SHAVED CELERY HEART SALAD WITH CREAMY LEMON-BASIL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette:
• Combine lemon juice, zest, mayonnaise, honey, salt, pepper, basil and olive oil in a blender and blend until smooth. Can be made 1 hour in advance and refrigerated.
• For the mushrooms:
• Heat the grill to high.
• Place the mushrooms in a large bowl, add the canola oil and salt and pepper and toss to coat. Skewer mushrooms, 4 on a skewer. Place the mushrooms on the grill, until golden brown and slightly charred, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn over and continue grilling until just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Remove from the grill to a cutting board and quarter.
• Place the celery and parsley in a large bowl, add half of the vinaigrette and toss to combine, season with salt and pepper. Top with the mushrooms and drizzle with more of the vinaigrette. Squeeze lemon juice over the salad and serve.

BRAISED CELERY WITH GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease a medium sized shallow oven proof dish.
• Melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan and fry the celery for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add 3-4 T of water to the pan, heat gently and then cover and simmer over a gentle heat for 5-6 minutes until the celery is nearly tender and the water has almost evaporated.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the goat's cheese and cream.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper, and then turn into the oven dish.
• Cover the dish with buttered greaseproof paper and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
• Serve at once.

GRILLED GOAT'S CHEESE WITH CRANBERRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Quarter, core, then thinly slice the apple into a bowl with the lemon juice and 1 tbsp water. Toss well, as this stops the apples going brown.
• Heat grill to high, then line your grill rack with foil. Put the cheeses rind-side down on the foil, then set aside for a moment.
• Drain 2 tbsp of the juice from the apple bowl into another small bowl and discard the rest. Add the cranberry sauce, oil and honey with some seasoning, and whisk to form a dressing. Grill the cheeses for 4 mins, then scatter the nuts on and around the cheeses and return to the grill to cook for a few mins more - but take care that the nuts don't burn.
• Arrange the apple, chicory and radish sprouts or watercress on 6 plates, then carefully top with the hot melted cheese. Scatter over the nuts, spoon over the dressing and serve straight away.

GRILLED BREAD TOPPED WITH CELERY HEART AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a grill or broiler. Brush the bread on both sides with the olive oil. Grill or broil until browned and crisp, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Rub the garlic clove over each bread slice. Top with slices of celery and goat cheese. Sprinkle with the cracked peppercorns and serve.

BREADED GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare dinner plates with a bed of dressed mesclun salad or apple slices.
• In a deep pot, slowly heat to 350 degrees enough vegetable oil to completely submerge the disks when deep fried. While this is heating up, set flour, egg and bread crumbs in a 3 separate shallow plates; dip each disk of cheese in flour, then in beaten egg and finally in fresh bread crumbs, making sure breading completely adheres to all surfaces leaving no cheese exposed.
• With a slotted spoon or skimmer, lower the breaded cheese into the oil. Do not overcrowd or the temperature of the oil will be lowered considerably and the cheese will be greasy. Fry for 45 seconds only or until the crust is deep golden brown. Briefly drain on absorbent towels and serve immediately on garnished plates.
• Variations: you can marinate the goats' cheese first in a mixture of olive oil, crushed black peppercorns, herbs and garlic. Pat dry before breading.
• Mix some ground pecans or walnuts with bread crumbs.
• Before breading, sandwich an anchovy fillet or chopped canned green chilis between two 1/4inch rounds of mozzarella.