Allégro Probio 7% Soft Ripened Cheese stuffed with Apples, Honey, and Nuts

Ingredients

2 small wheels of Allégro Probio 7% Soft Ripened cheese (100 g each)
15 ml (1 tbsp) of honey
Juice of 1 lemon
2 Granny Smith or Gala apples
125 ml (½ cup) of walnuts or other type of nuts (pecans, pistachios, etc.)

Method

Using a cookie cutter half the diameter of the Allégro cheese, cut out the centre of the cheese and cut this piece into small cubes.
In a bowl, mix together the honey and lemon juice. Using a basting brush, generously daub the rings of cheese with this mixture. Wrap the rings in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Julienne the apples and add them to the remaining honey-lemon mixture. Add the nuts and the cubes of cheese; mix gently.
Stuff the centres of the marinated cheese rings with this preparation.
Preparation/resting time: 2 hours
Cooking time: none
Number of portions: 2

Serving suggestion

Serve with warm toasted bread and fruit chutney.

Nutri-note

This is the perfect finale to a dinner for two. The sweet taste of honey combined with apples and cheese is light and refreshing. Of all nuts, walnuts are richest in heart healthy omega-3 fats.
GIOVANNI APOLLO
Chef/owner of Apollo Restaurant, Giovanni became a student of Paul Bocuse at 13 years of age. After refining his savoir-faire with some of the great chefs, studying molecular cuisine, travelling the globe, winning numerous prizes, and frequenting the highest spheres of the gastronomic world, it is here, with our passionate and curious people, that Giovanni most enjoys sharing his art.