Cheese Grommett!

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One of my favorite meals is a cheese flambe that my mother found on the Frugal Gourmet back in the 80's. It's a fried Kasseri cheese with brandy poured on top and lit on fire, extinguished with lemon juice and eaten with bread. Deeeelicious. I'm always looking for melty cheese recipes to enjoy. Recently, I found a restaurant with my husband called El Sacromonte, their menu is wonderful! We loved their version of Caprese. They lay cucumbers down on a platter, thickly sliced, marinated, semi hard cheese on top and bake it til it's just soft. It's served with basil, mozzarella and fresh bread, ridiculously good!
Tonight, we tried our own cheese mess...and we were very pleased with the results. I encourage you to try it as well.

Trader Joe's carries a cheese called Basque Shepherd's Cheese, it's 100% sheep milk, so it's not cheap, but it's lovely! 

I preset my oven to 350.
I wanted to make this dish similar to the one at our restaurant, so I sliced zucchini for the bottom of my pie pan
 (I am not a fan of cucumber and I had this on hand). 


The cheese was in a casing so I stripped the casing and sliced the cheese about 1/2 inch thick. I seasoned it with olive oil, salt and pepper. 


When the oven was hot, I set the timer for 10 minutes. It could have probably been done in 5-7. 
But it was still marvelous. 


Tips for next time: 
1. Slightly bake, broil the zucchini before adding the cheese.
2. 5 min. bake, 3 min. broil the cheese?
3. Make a lot more! It was gone in 15 minutes!


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