Grilled goat’s cheese with walnut and parsley pesto

Name: Grilled goat’s cheese with walnut and parsley pesto
Total time: 15 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: shelled walnuts 25g, toasted; flat-leaf parsley a small bunch; garlic 1 clove, crushed; olive oil; lemon a squeeze of juice; goat’s cheese 4 thick slices from a log (with a rind); dark green or red salad leaves to serve

15 minutes
serves 4
A little effort

This is a great autumn dish and makes for an impressive dinner-party starter. All nuts will get drier and more bitter with age - using new season walnuts will give you a sweeter pesto.

December 19, 2014 at 2:27 pm

Ingredients

shelled walnuts 25g, toasted
flat-leaf parsley a small bunch
garlic 1 clove, crushed
olive oil
lemon a squeeze of juice
goat’s cheese 4 thick slices from a log (with a rind)
dark green or red salad leaves to serve

Method

Step 1

Put the walnuts, parsley and garlic in a food processor. Whizz together, adding olive oil, until you have a spoonable consistency. Season and add the lemon juice.
Step 2

Put the goat’s cheese on a non-stick baking sheet and slide under the grill until golden.
Step 3

Serve the goat’s cheese on the salad leaves and spoon over the pesto.