The sweet flavour of shallots combines well with soft goats cheese in this delicious, quick and easy recipe and you should use the best olive oil you can find.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra to drizzle
- 400g shallots, 6 halved and the rest finely shredded
- 25g unsalted butter
- 1 baguette, cut into 12 slices
- 125g soft goats cheese
- 5g fresh thyme leaves
Step by step:
- Preheat your oven to 180C / 160C fan, gas 4
- Heat the oil in an oven proof frying pan over a medium heat. Season well and cook the shallots for ten minutes, stirring occasionally until just beginning to brown. Add the butter and transfer them to the oven.
- Roast for 10 minutes, then scoop out the sliced shallots and set them aside. Carry on roasting the halved shallots for another ten minutes until golden and caramelised.
- Meanwhile, toast the the baguette slices. Spread a little of the goats cheese on each slice. Spoon over the caramelised shallots and top with the thyme leaves. Season well with black pepper and another small drizzle of olive oil.
Tip – if you donāt want to bother roasting the shallots in the oven just cook them a little longer in the pan on the hob. The results are just as good.
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