Monday, May 5, 2014

Northwest Wine & Cheese 2014 Recipes

People were excited about our wine and cheese pairings this year for the Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour this past weekend. Lots of you asked us for our secret recipe to the amazingly creamy and rich Wine & Cheese Soup paired with the Harbinger Off-dry Reisling, as well as our deliciously funky & zesty no-bake cheesecake paired with the Harbinger Raspberry Bliss so here they are!
Wine & Cheese Soup:
4 Tbs unsalted butter
1 small onion, diced
1 lg carrot, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. flour
4 c. Chicken or vegetable stock
6 oz white wine (Reisling, Viognier, or Chardonnay)
4 oz room temp cream cheese
1 c. grated medium gouda
1 c. grated sharp cheddar
1 c. grated Parrano Parmesan
1 c. whole milk
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
In a large dutch oven, over medium heat, add 1st 5 ingredients until butter is melted, then add flour and cook until lightly toasted. Add chicken stock and cook for 40-45 minutes stirring occasionally. Strain the vegetables out. Turn to low heat and add the rest of the ingredients, stirring constantly and never letting it boil. It is ready when all ingredients are melted and blended together.

Elderflower & Lime Cheesecake
box of digestive biscuits or graham crackers
3/4 c butter, melted
1/2 c sugar
3/4LB full fat cream cheese
icing sugar
2/3 c double cream, lightly whipped
zest of 1 lime
2tbs Belvoir Elderflower Cordial
Crush the digestive biscuits, add sugar and butter, mix, and form crust on 8" round tin with a lift-up base and place in fridge to set. Mix rest of ingredients, minus cream & Elderflower, in a food processor and slowly add elderflower & cream last until it is a smooth thick paste. Spread the mixture on top of the graham crust and refrigerate about 1 hour.

Hope you enjoy these recipes. We thank everyone who attended the Northwest Wine & Cheese tour this weekend and hope you had a fantastic time tasting unique cheeses and delicious wines!

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