Brie en Croute
- 6 ounces Brie, chilled
- 1 large egg
- a thawed 17 1/4-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets (2 sheets)
- 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon chutney (preferably tomato)
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 4 cups mesclun (mixed baby greens; about 4 ounces)
- Discard rind from Brie and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
- Freeze Brie cubes, covered, until hard, at least 1 hour, and up to 3 days.
- In a bowl lightly beat egg.
- With a 3 1/2-inch round cutter cut out 4 rounds from 1 pastry sheet and fit rounds into four 1/2-cup muffin cups.
- Fill cups with frozen Brie cubes.
- With a 2 1/2-inch round cutter cut out 4 rounds from remaining pastry sheet.
- Brush 1 side of each round with egg and put 1 round, egg side down, onto each filled cup.
- With a sharp small knife make steam vents in pastry tops.
- Chill pastries 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, mustard, and chutney and add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
- Season dressing with salt and pepper.
- Dressing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
- Quarter tomatoes and cut out seed sections.
- Cut quarters into thin strips.
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Bake pastries in middle of oven until deep golden, about 25 minutes.
- Cool Brie en croute in cups on a rack 5 minutes and lift from cups, keeping upright.
- Whisk dressing to combine and in a bowl toss together mesclun, tomatoes, enough dressing to coat, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve Brie en croute warm with salad.
egg, pastry, whitewine vinegar, mustard, chutney, extravirgin olive oil, tomatoes
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brie-en-croute-14926 (may not work)