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Marinated Manchego Cheese
Recipes
Marinated Manchego Cheese
12 servings
1 hour, 10 minutes total (Active 10 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 10 oz Publix Deli Imported Spanish Manchego cheese
  • 3 green onions
  • 1 shallot
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (or ½ teaspoon ground cumin)
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (4 oz) jar sliced pimiento peppers
  • 1 Bakery baguette

Steps

    1. Remove rind from cheese and slice thinly; slice green onions and shallot thinly. Whisk oil, onions, shallots, cumin, salt, and pepper in small bowl until blended. Arrange cheese slices in 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Place 1 pimiento pepper strip on top of each cheese slice; top with dressing. Cover and chill 1 hour (or overnight).
    2. Slice baguette; serve marinated cheese slices on baguette slices, drizzled with dressing from baking dish.
Other Preparation Methods
    • Relish: Combine 1 cup diced Manchego cheese, ½ cup diced pimiento peppers, and 2 teaspoons each lemon zest and oregano. Stir in 3 tablespoons each almonds and olive oil. Serve with baguette slices.
    • Appetizer: Combine 8 oz diced Manchego cheese with 3 tablespoons each sun-dried tomato spread and mango chutney. Serve in phyllo cups.

Amount per 1⁄12 recipe serving: Calories 570, Total Fat 19g, Sat Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 25mg, Sodium 910mg, Total Carb 79g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 3g, Protein 19g, Calc 15%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 30%