Whipped goats cheese with blackberries and crispy ham crostini
Preparation and method
Preparation:
- Defrost the bread
- Pick the sage
- Peel & finely dice the shallots
- Mix the olive oil with the balsamic vinegar
Method:
- In a deep fat fryer @180oC cook the sage for a few seconds until crisp, drain onto a papered tray.
- Repeat with the ham until crisp - cool
- In a bowl whip the cheese and crumble in half the crispy sage and ham.
- Oil and season the bread and toast on a grill.
- Place the padron peppers onto a hot chargrill, season and cook until charred and soft.
- In a pan over a medium heat cook the shallots in a little oil until soft, add in the blackberries, toss together and remove from the heat.
- Spread the cheese onto the grilled bread and top with the warm blackberries, padron peppers, crispy ham & sage
- Spoon over the balsamic and olive oil dressing, finish with the micro herbs - serve!