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Mediterranean hand cheese

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 4 portions of cheese (Handkäse or Harzer or Münster)
  • 1 tbsp rosemary
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • 1 sprig(s) basil
  • 50 ml vinegar, possibly balsamic vinegar
  • 120 ml olive oil
  • 1 clove(s) garlic, sliced
  • 8 green olives, sliced
  • 8 black olives, sliced
  • some onions (shell onions)
  • ¼ red bell pepper(s), cut into small cubes
  • ½ chili pepper(s), red or chili flakes
  • 50 g bacon, finely diced, fried

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest period approx. 1 day; Total time approx. 1 day 30 minutes

Place the cheese in a sufficiently large dish. Mix the other ingredients together and season with salt and pepper, and perhaps a little sugar. Add a little water or broth to taste. Pour over the cheese. Cover and let it sit for at least a day. Any type of bread goes well with this dish.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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