I had these last night, and scoffed a half dozen or so. I love the savoury flavour of silverbeet, creamy richness of the blue cheese and slight sweetness the roasted pine nuts bring to the table. I chop up the stems of the silverbeet quite finely, then saute in a bit of butter until they start to caramelise and go golden.
Ingredients
2 slices | Sourdough bread (Main) |
30 g | Blue cheese (Main) |
1 splash | Cream |
1 splash | Oil, to fry |
1 slice | Butter, to fry |
3 leaves | Silverbeet, sliced steams and chopped leaves (Main) |
1 knob | Butter |
1 dash | Water |
1 to serve | Pine nuts, toasted |
Directions
- Slice some sourdough and brush with olive oil. Grill until crisp around the edges.
- Break up some blue cheese and place in a mixing bowl. Whisk the cheese with a splash of cream to form a loose spread.
- Heat a frying pan and add a splash of oil and butter.
- Fry sliced silverbeet stems until golden, then add the chopped leaves with a knob of butter and a dash of water to help wilt. Cook for 4 or 5 minutes.
- To put together, add a generous lick of the creamed blue cheese to the bruschetta bases. Top with cooked silverbeet, then finish with a scattering of the toasted pine nuts.