Gruyere Fondue With Salsa Verde
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup packed fresh basil leaf
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄4 cup dry vermouth
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 1⁄2 lbs gruyere cheese, shredded (about 5 1/2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1⁄2 cups dry white wine
- bite-size pieces focaccia bread or French bread
- fresh fennel
- steamed broccoli
- cauliflower floret
- cherry tomatoes
- peeled cooked shrimp
directions
- Purée first 5 ingredients in blender until smooth.
- Transfer salsa verde to small bowl.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cover tightly and let stand at room temperature.
- (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Keep at room temperature.) Toss Gruyère with cornstarch in large bowl.
- Bring wine to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add cheese to wine in 3 batches, whisking after each addition until cheese melts before adding more.
- Continue stirring until mixture is smooth and just begins to simmer (do not boil).
- Stir in half of salsa verde.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer fondue to fondue pot.
- Spoon remaining salsa verde atop fondue.
- Swirl knife through fondue and salsa verde, creating marbled design.
- Set pot over candle or canned heat burner.
- Serve with focaccia, vegetables and shrimp.
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Reviews
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I made this last year for New Years Eve and it was wonderful! I made it again this year and it wasn't as good. You need good gruyere cheese for this. We tried the cheese before melting it and we knew it wasn't going to be as good. It was still a very nice fondue, but with a good flavorful gruyere it's out of this world. Highly recommend this with shrimp, a nice baguette and some veggies.
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Mimi Bobeck
United States
Very busy nanny/au pair, working for a very rich and snooty family, in a very large home, in a very snooty village. Just in case my employer comes here, please don't ask where I am from, or I'll be sacked like the last nanny was. ;-) I take care of 4 gorgeous, and darling kids. 3 girls and a boy. The boy is the youngest (and my favorite). They are great children, very, very active. (Hyper)
I love to cook. I guess that's a given, why else would I be here. Part of my job is also to prepare meals for the family. The more they like my food, the longer I get to stay. (just a little joke)
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