Scandi Goats Cheese Sweet Potato Coulibiac Recipes

SWEET POTATO ROSTI WITH GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C / 392F. I use a fan assisted electric oven, please adjust according to your own oven.Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Grate the sweet potato using the coarse side of a box grater or use a food processor. Place the sweet potato onto a clean tea towel. Gather up the edges of the towel then twist. Squeeze the sweet potato until the juice comes out. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Add the onion, eggs, chives, chilli flakes, half the salt and pepper then stir well. Then add the flour and mix well again.
• Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large non-stick pan, over a medium heat.Using an 8cm/3 inch cooking ring, place it on the pan then fill it with the sweet potato mixture, fill the ring to just over halfway. Press down firmly on the rosti, using the spoon.Leave to cook for about 2 minutes then remove the ring. Press down on the rosti with a spatula and cook for another 2 minutes. Flip the rosti, press down again and cook for about 2 minutes. Continue for the remaining mixture. You should have 8 rosti.
• Transfer the rosti to the lined baking sheet. Place a slice of goat's cheese on each rosti and place in the oven for about 8 minutes until the cheese is golden and melted.
• While you are cooking the rosti pop the cherry tomatoes into a baking dish, add the 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, 1/2 a teaspoon each of sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper.Roast for 10 minutes or until the cherry tomatoes have burst.
• Serve the rosti with a generous helping of the balsamic roasted cherry tomatoes and some freshly cracked black pepper.

SWEET POTATO ROUNDS WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450°F. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, sea salt and paprika. In large bowl toss the cut sweet potatoes with the paprika mixture, making sure everything is coated.
• Line large baking sheet with parchment paper and place the sweet potatoes in even layer. Bake the sweet potatoes for 8 to 10 minutes on each side. (20 minutes total)
• Transfer to a serving plate and top each with some goat cheese, walnuts and cranberries. Spoon a little honey and drizzle of balsamic glaze over each.

SCANDI GOAT'S CHEESE & SWEET POTATO COULIBIAC

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the sweet potatoes and oil on a large baking tray with some seasoning and toss. Roast for 20-30 mins until golden and tender. Leave to cool.
• Tip the rice into a bowl with the spring onions, cranberries, dill, parsley, lemon zest and half the lemon juice. Add half the beaten egg, then mix well. Tip in the cooled sweet potatoes and stir gently so you don't break up the potato too much.
• Trim a quarter off one of the pastry blocks, then roll the rest of the block out on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin - it should be a rectangle about 15 x 45cm. Combine the goat's cheese with the remaining lemon juice to loosen, then spread over the pastry rectangle, leaving a 2cm border. Spoon the rice filling on top, and press down firmly to make a smooth shape. Stick the trimmed quarter onto the second pastry block and roll out to a rectangle that's the thickness of a £1 coin - it should be large enough to cover the whole coulibiac. Lift the pastry on and press the edges together. Trim the edges, then crimp or press with a fork to seal. Brush all over with the remaining beaten egg, then score a pattern on if you like using a sharp knife, and sprinkle over the seeds. Chill for at least 30 mins, or up to 24 hrs.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bake the coulibiac for 40 mins until golden and crisp. Serve in thick slices, with dollops of lingonberry or cranberry sauce and soured cream.

SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI WITH GOATS CHEESE AND WILTED SALAD

Steps:

• Gnocchi:.
• Steam or boil potatoes until cooked through and soft.
• Peel potatoes and pass through mouli or ricer, make a well in the centre.
• Add flour,nutmeg, parmesan and egg yolks and mix into a soft dough, Adjust seasoning.
• Roll into a sausage shape and cut into bite size pieces.
• Blanch gnocchi in salted boiling water when gnocchi floats to top its cooked.
• Scoop with a spider and refresh in ice cold water then drain.
• To serve:.
• Heat olive oil in a frypan. Add garlic and tomatoes and balsamic vinegar to the pan, add gnocchi, and toss in pan. Add the greens and allow to wilt slightly, season to taste.
• Place in a bowl and crumble the goat cheese over the top.

SWEET POTATO AND GOATS CHEESE MASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F/180C.
• Place the potato, garlic and oil in a small oven proof dish and toss well. Cover and roast for 25 minutes.
• Squeeze the garlic into the potato (be careful it will be HOT!) and add the goats cheese. Mash everything together well.
• Add lemon juice and black pepper if desired.

SWEET POTATO AND GOATS CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• First make the pastry.
• Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in half the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add 2/3 of the parmesan. Beat the egg yolk with 2 tbsp of water and add to mixture to form a soft dough. Wrap in clingfilm and place in fridge for 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 190°C.
• Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan and fry the leeks, potato and thyme for 10 minutes.
• Add wine and stock and bring to the boil. Boil rapidly until the liquid is reduced by 50%.Add the cream and bring to the boil and boil rapidly until the sauce resembles thick cream,.
• Place mix in a large pie dish and scatter with the cheese.
• Roll the pastry into a circle large enough to cover the pie dish. Brush the rim with a little water and cover the pie. Trim any excess and make decorations if you wish.
• Brush the pastry with the egg.
• Scatter the pie with the remaining parmesan and black pepper.
• Cook for 35 minutes until golden brown.

SWEET POTATO AND GOAT CHEESE GRATIN WITH BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If you are using an aluminum baking sheet, cover the bottom with parchment paper or Silpat, so that the potatoes won't discolor and turn brown while baking. If you are using a ceramic or stainless-steel baking sheet, you don't need to cover the bottom. Slice each sweet potato in half, lengthwise, and place face down on the tray. Bake until they are soft, about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
• Increase the heat in the oven to 400 degrees, place the pitted olives on a small baking sheet, and bake until they become hard and brittle, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the olives are baking, place a medium-size sauté pan with a heavy bottom over medium heat. Add the butter and brown it until it turns a hazelnut color and has a nutty fragrance, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add the chopped shallots and allow to cook for about 3 minutes until translucent. Be careful not to burn the butter.
• When the sweet potatoes are cool, scoop out the insides and place in a bowl. Pour the butter and shallot mixture over the sweet potatoes, and mix. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, going lightly on the salt since the olives, which are added at the end, are salty. Place the sweet potato mix in a baking dish so that the sweet potatoes are one-inch thick. Spread the creamy goat cheese, in shallow dollops, over the sweet potatoes so that the sweet potatoes are clearly visible, at the edges and elsewhere. Bake at 400 degrees until the cheese and potatoes start to brown in some spots, about 15 minutes. The gratin won't brown like a traditional potato gratin; the colors of the sweet potatoes and the goat cheese will still be very present, but the goat cheese will turn beige, and the potatoes will begin to brown a bit.
• Once the olives are cool, chop them finely, and mix with the olive oil and the chopped basil. Spoon the olive mixture over the sweet potatoes and serve.