Grilled Goats Cheese With Cranberry Dressing

A smart veggie starter that will impress even the biggest foodie at your dinner table

• Cooking Time Prep 15 mins
  Cook 5 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 6

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  200

• Protein

  8g

• Carbs

  10g

• Fat

  15g

• Saturates

  6g

• Fibre

  1g

• Sugar

  9g

• Salt

  0.61g

Ingredients

• 2 red-skinned apples
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 x 100g Capricorn goat's cheese, halved horizontally
• 2 tbsp cranberry jelly
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp clear honey
• 25g pecans
• 2 chicory heads, separated into leaves
• handful radish sprouts (available from larger supermarkets) or watercress

Directions

1. Quarter, core, then thinly slice the apple into a bowl with the lemon juice and 1 tbsp water. Toss well, as this stops the apples going brown.
2. Heat grill to high, then line your grill rack with foil. Put the cheeses rind-side down on the foil, then set aside for a moment.
3. Drain 2 tbsp of the juice from the apple bowl into another small bowl and discard the rest. Add the cranberry sauce, oil and honey with some seasoning, and whisk to form a dressing. Grill the cheeses for 4 mins, then scatter the nuts on and around the cheeses and return to the grill to cook for a few mins more-but take care that the nuts don't burn.
4. Arrange the apple, chicory and radish sprouts or watercress on 6 plates, then carefully top with the hot melted cheese. Scatter over the nuts, spoon over the dressing and serve straight away.

Categories: All Christmas, Special Diets