Recipe: Baked Camembert with Wild Blueberry Chutney and Salad

 

Ingredients:

Wild Blueberry Chutney

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium red onion, diced

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons light balsamic vinegar

3 cups (720ml) frozen wild blueberries, strained and 2 tablespoons of juice reserved

Salt and pepper to taste

Balsamic Vinaigrette and Salad

1 small clove of garlic, finely chopped

½ teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

¼ cup (60 ml) light balsamic vinegar

3 teaspoons olive oil

Preparation:

Wild Blueberry Chutney

1. Heat oil in a pot over medium heat.  Add onions, sweat until tender and translucent, approximately 10 minutes.  Add 2 tablespoons of honey, mix to incorporate until onions are caramelized and golden, approximately 2 minutes.
2. Deglaze with balsamic vinegar and blueberry juice.
3. Stir in blueberries, simmer until mixture has reduced to a sauce consistency, approximately 8 minutes.
4. Season Wild Blueberry Chutney with salt and pepper, remove from heat.  Set aside to cool until serving.

Balsamic Vinaigrette and Salad

1. In a small bowl, mix garlic, honey, mustard and balsamic vinegar together.  Season with salt and pepper.
2. Whisk in olive oil and set aside until assembly.
3. Place arugula, lettuce and carrots in a bowl and place in fridge until assembly.

Baked Camembert

1. Place the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs in individual, high sided dishes.
2. Season flour with salt.
3. Heat oil in a non-stick saute pan over medium-high heat.  Line a tray with paper towel.
4. Dredge each wheel of Camembert, one at a time, in flour, shake off excess.  Coat Camembert in egg wash, followed by breadcrumbs.
5. Gently place breaded Camembert in heated saute pan.  Once cheese is golden, approximately 2 minutes, flip and continue frying on other side until golden.
6. Remove Baked Camembert from pan and place on paper towel lined tray.
7. Repeat process with remaining Camembert.

Assembly

1. Place each Baked Camembert on a plate.
2. Dress Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette and arrange on each plate.
3. Spoon Wild Blueberry Chutney over Baked Camembert and serve immediately.

Preparation time: approximately 20-30 minutes. Serves 4

Approximate nutritional analysis per portion: