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Baked Vacherin Du Mont D'or

Ingredients

  • 450g Vacherin Mont d’Or in its wooden box
  • A few sprigs of thyme and rosemary, cut into short lengths
  • 1 garlic clove, finely sliced
  • A splash of white wine
  • A couple of Ratte potatoes per person, boiled and still warm, to serve
  • Assorted sliced cold cuts: air-dried beef, Parma ham and Virginia ham, to serve
  • Cornichons, to serve

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Take the lid off the cheese box and place on a baking tray.
  3. Make slits in the cheese with a knife and stick the thyme and garlic slices into the holes.
  4. Season with pepper, pour over a splash of wine and place in the oven for 8–10 minutes until completely soft.
  5. Serve while still hot with the warm potatoes, cold cuts and cornichons

Recipe contributed by Chef Donald Leo