Sweet Recipe: Smoked Salmon on Swedish Bread

INGREDIENTS

• 2 slices of Swedish Bread
• 2 pickled tomato tartar
• Cheese spread with garlic and herbs
• Smoked salmon

PREPARATION

Spread the cheese on one piece of bread and the tomato tartar on the other. 

Assemble into a sandwich with the smoked salmon. 

Don’t forget your glass of Sweet Bordeaux!

Cabécou Cheese Crisp

INGREDIENTS

• 3 sheets of brick pastry
• 6 discs of Cabecou cheese
• 1 apple
• Honey
• Fresh thyme

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut the brick sheets into 2. Spread and arrange the Cabecou cheese, the tomatoes, a drop of honey and a sprinkle of thyme into each sheet. Cut the apples into thin slices and add on top of each sheet. 

Fold the brick sheets into squares. Oil baking tray and arrange the squares on it. Bake for 10-12 minutes. 

Roasted Shrimp Scampi with Pink Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

• Shrimp scampi
• Pink potatoes
• Xeres vinegar
• Salt, pepper, shallots

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Shell the shrimp.

Boil the potatoes (they must remain firm). Cut them into slices about 1cm thick. Lay them on baking paper.

Put the shrimp on each slice with chopped shallots, add salt, and pepper. Bake for 6-7 minutes.

Sprinkle a few drops of Xeres vinegar before serving.

Sweet Recipes: Scallop Kebabs

INGREDIENTS

• Scallops (medium size)
• Bacon
• Pepper

DIRECTIONS

Wrap the scallops with bacon slices and fix with a stick.

Cook in a frying pan, add pepper while cooking.

Bon appetit!

Chorizo, Ricotta, and Pickled Tomatoes Muffins

INGREDIENTS

• 7/8 cup flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 7/8 cup chorizo
• 2/3 cup grated cheese
• 7/8 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 tbsp picked tomato puree

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Whisk the eggs with salt & pepper. Add flour, baking powder, ricotta cheese and oil. Then, add grated cheese and chorizo. 

Fill muffin tins (2/3 of the way) and bake for 20 minutes.

Roquefort Cheese, Auvergne Bleu Cheese, and Nut Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 2/3 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 5 tsp baking powder
• 2/5 cup olive oil
• 3/5 cup milk
• 7/8 cup grated Gruyere cheese
• 2/3 cup Roquefort cheese
• 2/3 cup Auvergne bleu cheese
• 1/4 cup ground walnuts
• 1/4 cup diced bacon

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix the flour, baking powder, and eggs. Gradually add the milk, oil and grated Gruyere cheese.

In the frying pan, fry the diced bacon, nuts and Roquefort and Auvergne bleu cheeses. Add some pepper. Mix with the batter. 

Pour in a cake tin. Bake for 45 minutes. 

Sweet Recipes: Parmesan Cheese, Pesto, and Pine Nuts Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 5/8 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon pesto
• 1 cup flour
• 5 tsp baking powder
• A handful of pine nuts
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Melt butter. Mix it with the eggs and the pesto. Add the flour and baking powder. Thoroughly mix.

Add the Parmesan cheese, milk, and pine nuts. Pour in a cake tin. 

Bake for 45 minutes.

AOC Spotlight: Cérons

While this appellation’s small-scale production may not draw much attention, wine brokers consider its dessert wines to be Bordeaux’s best kept secret. 

The sweet wines of Cérons have notes of candied and roasted fruit with citrus and exotic fruit at the nose. They have a full body with viscous texture and a finish that is livelier than that of Barsac wines. 

Fun fact: The village’s history has been linked to the vine since the time of the Romans. 

(Source: bordeaux.com)

Sweet Recipes: Italian Beef Tartar

INGREDIENTS

• Grated Parmesan cheese
• Chopped shallot and chives
• Balsamic vinegar
• Olive oil
• Beef

PREPARATION

Mix the meat with some chives, Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil. 

Add salt and pepper. 

VinExpo 2011

Last week, nearly 50,000 wine trade visitors and exhibitors congregated in Bordeaux attend the France’s premiere wine event. 

Highlights by the numbers:

• Attendance was up by 3% compared to 2009.
• France is #1 in the wine trade with over 30,700 attendees.
• China is at the forefront of global wine sales.
• The United States is the #1 largest wine-consuming nation. 

(Source: winemag.com)