Mache with Warm Brie and Apples
- 1 French baguette, sliced 1/2 inch thick diagonally
- 12 ounces good French Brie, cut into 4 wedges
- 6 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons roasted and salted pistachios
- 4 ounces mache leaves (8 to 10 ounces with roots attached)
- 1 tablespoon syrupy aged balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons good olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the sliced bread on a sheet pan and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until crisp.
- Arrange the 4 wedges of Brie snugly in one layer in a glass or ceramic baking dish.
- Drizzle the honey over the wedges and then scatter the pistachios over the top.
- Bake for 3 to 5 minutes (depending on the ripeness of the Brie) until the Brie just begins to ooze but isn't melted.
- Be careful-it happens fast!
- Place the mache in a large bowl and toss it gently with the balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Divide the salad among 4 large salad plates and place a piece of the warm Brie with the pistachios in the center of each plate.
- Place a quarter of the apple slices on each plate fanned out on one side of the Brie.
- Place 2 or 3 slices of toasted baguette on the other side of the Brie and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle with the honey still in the baking dish and serve immediately.
wedges, honey, pistachios, mache, vinegar, olive oil, kosher salt, apple
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/mache-with-warm-brie-and-apples-recipe.html (may not work)