In-Season Recipe Connection: Cabbage Salad with Goat Cheese (2024)

FAQs

How do you pair goat cheese? ›

Earthy, rich and wonderfully versatile, goat cheese has a lot to offer. Its flavors and textures run the gamut—from mild to tangy, crumbly to creamy. You can serve it in salads, use it to top pizza, pair it with honey and apples or slather it on a warm toasted bagel.

The salt will draw out excess water from cabbage while helping preserve the crispiness. After letting it sit for an hour or two, rinse it with water to remove the salt. Drain and dry the cabbage with paper towels, gently pressing to release excess water. Repeat with more paper towels as the water is absorbed.

The roasted peppers and zucchini become sweet and tender, while the eggplant adds a perfect savoury undertone to the sandwich. Add this to a layer of creamy goat cheese and spicy chilli pesto and a sprinkling of peppery rocket and you have a combination of flavours that could not be improved.

Almonds, basil, cayenne pepper, chervil, chives, hazelnut, macadamia nuts, paprika, parsley, pine nuts, pistachio, sage, tarragon, walnuts. Bacon, beef, bulgur, chicken, duck, egg, freekeh, ham, honey, lamb, maple syrup, orzo, prosciutto, quinoa, salami, truffle, turkey, veal, wild rice.

Green is the heartiest variety; it takes well to all cooking methods. Red can turn a funny blue color when cooked, so it's best used raw. If you do want to cook it, add a touch of acid like lemon juice or vinegar to lessen the effect. Savoy can be used in any recipe that calls for green cabbage.

Adding baking soda to your boiling cabbage can help reduce the objectionable smell and maintain the green color long after when it typically turns grayish from cooking for too long. However, this may rid the cabbage of its nutritional value.

Crisp it up: Shredded cabbage stays perky if it's soaked in cold water.

When you have a cheese as sharp and intense as a goat cheese, it's best not to compete too much. Goats cheese, without any accompaniments, is best served with a plain water cracker.

Adding Flavors

You can mix herbs, fruit, jam, nuts, seeds, or even balsamic vinegar right into the goat cheese. To get a swirly ribbon of honey, jam, or balsamic, put a layer of cheese down, then drizzle your preferred sauce on top, then another layer of cheese to fully cover the sauce.

Play up the characteristics of the cheese and try to match flavors: mild goes with mild and strong goes strong. Use your sense of smell here, too, and pair nutty flavor notes with one another, or fruitier cheeses with fruits and jams. Contrast flavors. Opposites attract, just liike similarities do.

What is the best way to slice goat cheese? ›

Slicing through soft, creamy goat cheese can get rather messy. Sometimes this doesn't matter, but when your presentation requires a clean cut, all you need is a piece of dental floss. Wrap the floss around your fingers, hold it taught, and pull it downward through the cheese. Ta-da!