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BBQ & Grill

Leek and goats cheese rarebit, hazelnut garden salad muscatel grapes

Marcus Wareing’s new take on a classic rarebit recipe uses leek and goats' cheese. Accompanied by a crunchy hazelnut garden salad.

Ingredients:

  • 2 leeks, washed and trimmed
  • 30g/1oz butter
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 30g/1oz plain flour
  • 125ml/4fl oz ale
  • 100g/3½oz cheddar cheese, grated
  • 100g/3½oz soft goats' cheese, crumbled
  • 4 slices bread, such as sourdough
  • 3 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 3 tbsp hazelnut oil
  • 100g/3½oz toasted hazelnuts, crushed
  • 500g/1lb 2oz salad leaves, washed and ready to use
  • 150g/5½oz log goats' cheese
  • handful muscat grapes

Directions:

  • Light the barbecue and when the coals have died down to a glowing ember, grill the leeks until soft. Finely slice and set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt the butter, mustard and Worcestershire sauce together. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon, until slightly sandy in texture. Whisk in the ale and cook for a further 3–4 minutes until it becomes a smooth, thick paste. Whisk in the cheddar and soft goats' cheese until smooth. Set aside to cool while you make the salad.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the vinegar and oil and add the crushed hazelnuts. Arrange the salad leaves a large bowl, crumble over the goats' cheese and dress with the hazelnut vinaigrette.
  • Preheat the grill and gently toast the bread on both sides. Cover with the chopped leeks and divide the rarebit between the four slices. Place on a baking tray and put under the grill for 5–6 minutes until golden and bubbling. Slice in half and serve on a board along with the grapes and salad.