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how about a cute little 'starter' to serve guests
before the dinner
courses begin
start with a shot glass filled with an orange-herb vinaigrette
dipping
sauce and
a skewered deep fried cheese cube straddled over the glass...
make everything
ahead
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Gourmet ideas
Amuse Bouche Recipes with photographs
Amuse Bouche
Gruyere
Cheese Cube Appetizer
recipe
and photograph created by www.finedinings.com
Serves 2
Orange-Herb Vinaigrette
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1
teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons orange juice
concentrate
1 garlic clove minced
1-1/2 teaspoons dried
Rosemary chopped fine
1/4 teaspoon Paprika
pinch of Cayenne pepper
Salt to taste
In a small bowl combine ingredients and whisk together. Strain
before using. Make 1 day ahead.
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon flour
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon fine bread crumbs
Gruyere Cheese
2 decorative toothpicks
2 shot glasses
Heat vegetable oil in a small deep saucepan to 380° degrees. Put flour on a small piece of plastic
wrap and bread crumbs
on another. Put egg in a small bowl. Cut two cubes cheese 1-inch
square; completely coat with flour, then egg, then bread crumbs. Deep fry
for one
minute. Remove from hot oil with a slotted spoon, drain on a paper
towel and stick toothpicks in them. Fill shot glasses with
vinaigrette, straddle cubes over and
serve.
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