Potted gorgonzola with figs and candied walnuts
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + chilling
- A little effort
- Serves 6 as a starter
Skip to ingredients
- 100g buttersoftened
- 1 tsp honey
- 3 tbsp marsala or sherry
- 4 sprigs thymeleaves picked from 2
- 400g gorgonzola
- 60g walnutstoasted
- 75g clarified butter
- 4 figshalved or quartered
- to serve toast
Candied walnuts
- remaining from the 60g walnutstoasted
- 60g golden caster sugar
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal588
- fat50.5g
- saturates29.8g
- carbs16.3g
- fibre1.2g
- protein14.7g
- salt2.3g
Method
step 1
Mix the butter, honey, marsala, thyme leaves and some seasoning in a blender until smooth. Add the gorgonzola in chunks, and pulse a couple of times to mix, but not so much that it’s smooth. Pack into 6 small ramekins and smooth over the surface. Top with a toasted walnut and a piece of thyme sprig. Melt the clarified butter in the microwave or a small pan then pour over the top. Chill until the clarified butter has set then cover and chill for up to 3 days.
step 2
Heat the sugar and 50ml water in a frying pan on a medium heat and bubble until it turns golden brown. Add the remaining walnuts and a pinch of salt, take off the heat and stir until the walnuts are coated in caramel. Tip onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and leave to cool completely. (You can separate the walnuts using a knife while they’re still warm but don’t touch them as they’ll still be really hot.)
step 3
To serve, dry fry the fig halves in a non-stick frying pan cut-side down, until starting to caramelise and serve on a board with the walnuts, potted cheese and toast.
