Pizza and sandwiches are some of
the most popular foods that people associate with cheese. However, cheese can
be used with many more foods. It packs a good punch of protein too, so you are
not taking it just for the taste. When used well, cheese can turn food from
just food, to extremely delicious food. If you want to make cheese at home, you
need all the cheese making supplies
such as a cheese maker. More than anything else, you need to know where to
buy rennet, which is the most important ingredient of making cheese.
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Here are 10 cheese recipes that
you must try out:
Toasted
Pumpkin Seeds, Olive, Feta And Watermelon Salad
Although many people say that
this feta cheese salad is perfect for hot weather, you can eat it whenever you
like. It is so delicious and as you can see from the ingredients, it has a lot
of nutritional value for your body. You will dress it with soy, chaat masala
and lemon sauce so that you can tone down the sugar from the watermelon. It is
so easy to make and should not take you more than 5 minutes.
Frittata
Made Of Feta And Lamb
Frittata dishes are known for
their juicy taste, but they do require some effort to make. This one is perfect
for the weekend when you are not going anywhere. You can surprise your family.
You will require many ingredients such as garlic, olive oil, large eggs, black
pepper (ground), whole yoghurt, basil leaves, ground lamb, feta cheese and many
more. When you are done cooking this dish in the oven, you can serve it with
accompaniments like rice or fries.
Caprese
Salad
This is another of the best salad
dishes that you can make with cheese. It is incredibly easy to make and it is
recommended that you make it when tomatoes are in season. It is simply a
mixture of cherry tomatoes arranged with mozzarella cheese on a platter and seasoned
with salt and black pepper. The dish is then sprinkled with oil and left to sit
for about 30 minutes for the tomatoes to release their juice. It is mostly
accompanied by bread. No fire involved – delicious.
Pasta
–With Four Cheeses
With this one, you will be taking
a dish of pasta that has been made with all of four cheeses. Cheddar, emmental,
brie and parmesan will all be present in this simple dish. It just requires you
to set aside 10 minutes of your busy schedule and you will have it piping hot
and ready to eat. Pasta matches with almost all types of cheese. That is what
makes this dish so delicious and you can be sure your kids will love it.
Classic
Macaroni And Cheese
If you are making this one for
your kids, you can never get it wrong. Kids simply go gooey at the sight of macaroni
and cheese. The best thing is that macaroni goes nicely with all cheeses. In
less than five minutes, you will have this dish ready to serve for your kids.
Any cheese will work but it is best that you serve it with shredded cheddar
cheese.
Cheese
And Mushroom Mac
This is another macaroni dish,
only that this time you will be using mushroom, macaroni and gruyere, parmesan
and cheddar cheeses. It is classified as a comfort food, the kind of food that
you make when you want to feel happy without caring too much about the
nutritional value. It takes a short time to prepare the ingredients (there are
many of them), and the cooking time is about 1 hour.
Herbs,
Spices And Marinated Goat Cheese
This is easy to make, but you
will have to marinate the goat cheese for a couple of hours. As the name
suggest, you just use oil, herbs, spices and of course goat cheese to make it. You
will cook your cheese over a swirl pan, let it sit for some time and then bake
it in a preheated oven until the cheese turns a golden brown color.
Roast
Pepper With Greek Feta
The Greeks love their cheese and
so will you when you have a taste of this taste bud exploding dish. You will
need bell peppers, garlic, thyme, olive oil, kosher salt, vinegar, black pepper
and other ingredients. You will have to slice and roast your bell peppers in an
oven preheated to 300 degrees.
Ricotta
Cheese With Sweet Potato Crisps
You will need to season ricotta
cheese with lemon juice and salt, and let it sit for some time. By then you can
be preparing your sweet potato crisps and then serve together. This is one of
the simplest recipes to make and it is incredibly delicious.
Feta
Cheese With Tomato And Pistachios
Just slice the tomatoes into four
pieces, season them with salt and let them sit. Toast your pistachios in an
oven preheated to 350 degrees, then serve with crumbled feta cheese.
