Marinated Cheese

• 600 g hard Alpine washed rind cheese, rind removed
• 250 g red onions, halved and cut into fine slices
• 1 bunch chives, snipped into tiny rings
• 5 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 200 ml olive oil
• 600 g mini mozzarella balls, drained
• 100 g green olives, drained
• 150 g kalamata olives, drained
• 120 g pine nuts, dry toasted in a pan till golden
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1/2 head fresh young garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped

1. In a bowl, mix the cheese with the onions, chives, vinegar and 100 ml of oil. Season with pepper. Transfer to a sealable jar and refrigerate.
2. Leaving a little unchopped for garnish, strip the remaining rosemary needles and chop finely. In a bowl, mix the mozzarella, pine nuts, olives, garlic, 100 ml oil and the rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate.
3. Both types of cheese need at least 2 hours to marinate. Check seasoning just before serving. Serve garnished with the rosemary sprig with crusty bread or as pre dinner nibbles.

rind cheese, red onions, chives, white wine vinegar, olive oil, mozzarella, green olives, kalamata olives, pine nuts, rosemary, garlic

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/18202 (may not work)