Appetizers
A little ‘appie’ for ya?check out these ideas and send us more!
Brie & Cranberry Bake with Apple Chips
Ingredients:
Apple Chips
Cranberry Sauce
Brie
Directions
Spread cranberry sauce over the base of a glass pie plate. Slice the brie into 8-10 wedges and arrange over the Cranberry Sauce. Bake until everything is warm and bubbly, serve right away with apple chips to scoop up the cheesy goodness!
Notes:
Apple Chips – Excellent crunchy organic apple chips are available from a small booth selling only apple chips at Granville Island Market.
Cranberry Sauce – Cranberry Lady (www.thecranberrylady.com) cranberry sauce available from Capers Community Markets, Edible British Columbia also sells Cranberry preserves that would work well.
Brie – Little Qualicum Cheeseworks (www.cheeseworks.ca) makes a nice brie, as does Moonstruck Organic Cheese (www.moonstruckcheese.com). Available at Granville Island Market, Capers Community Market, and specialty cheese shops.
****************
Cheese & Pesto Stuffed Mushroom Caps
These are really simple and turn out delicious.
Ingredients
1.5 lbs white button or cremini mushrooms
200 g cheese (a goat cheese or strong cheese works or if you can find a local cream cheese…)
1/4 cup pesto*
Directions
Clean mushrooms and carefully remove stems. Place on a baking tray and stuff each with about a 1/4 teaspoon of cheese. On top of each a dab of pesto. Bake for about 10 minutes at 300 degrees F or until cheese is melty and mushrooms cooked. Apparently these can also be microwaved with good results.
****************
*100-Mile Pesto
by the 100-Mile Community Kitchen
Ingredients:
4 cups washed basil leaves
1/2 cup hazelnut oil
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup grated hard cheese (Moonstruck cheeses from Salt Spring Island has a good one)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup hazelnuts
Directions:
Blend basil and hazelnut oil in food processor. Add the rest of ingredients and blend again.
****************
Local Cheese and Apple Platter
Moonstruck, Salt Spring Island Cheese Company and Little Qualicum Cheeses all make wonderful cheeses. Serve with sliced apples.
****************
