Sparking goats cheese with peppery nougat

Recipe from White Horse Inn Châteaugiron (35)

Ingredients:

Sparkling goats cheese:

• ½ fresh goats cheese
• 10cl of cream + 5g Linette®
• 3cl of milk
• pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper

Peppermint Nougatine:

• 40g sugar
• 4cl cider vinegar
• 25g of hazelnuts
• 4/5 grains of crushed black pepper
• 1 tbsp of oil

Preparation :

For peppery nougatine:

• Crush the hazelnuts
• Heat a skillet (without adding fat), place and lightly grill the hazelnuts stirring regularly.
• Combine the sugar and apple cider vinegar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil until light caramel colour. Adding the pepper and crushed roasted hazelnuts.
• Pour on lightly oiled anti-adhesive plate. Cool completely, the nougatine will harden. Peel the nougatine off the plate and crush. Put aside

For the sparking goats cheese:

• Mix the fresh goats cheese with the milk.
• Whip cream vigorously, add the goats cheese and whip again to obtain a creamy texture. Season with the salt & pepper.
• Arrange the sparking goats cheese and sprinkle with nougatine. Serve fresh !