Warm Almond Crusted Manchego Cheese With Hot Garlic Vinaigrette

Submitted by gailanng

""Warm Almond Crusted Manchego Cheese with Hot Garlic Vinaigrette and Slivered Almonds": A small appetizer recipe with influences of Spain to serve two. From Bobby Flay."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1⁄4 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons ground almonds
• 8 ounces slice manchego cheese, about 1-inch thick
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• hot garlic vinaigrette, recipe follows
• 1⁄4 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped flat leaf parsley

• Hot Garlic Vinaigrette

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons aged sherry wine vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. To Make Hot Garlic Vinaigrette: Heat oil over low heat in small saute pan. Add garlic and cook until light golden brown. Remove from heat and whisk in the vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Set up 3 bowls: 1 with flour seasoned with salt and pepper, 1 with egg and 1 tablespoon of water and seasoned with salt and pepper, and 1 with the bread crumbs and ground almonds.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
4. Cut cheese into 2 equal pieces. Dredge the cheese first in the flour, then in the egg wash, and finally in the bread crumbs. Place the cheese in a small cazuela, (or any other small, open oven proof dish) with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown and the cheese is soft. Immediately drizzle with the Hot Garlic Vinaigrette and sprinkle with slivered almonds and parsley. Serve with warm crusty bread.