Marinated Goat Cheese And Walnuts Meets Green Beans

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces goat cheese (in log form)
• 1 1/4 lbs thin green beans
• 1 cup walnut halves
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon walnut oil
• 2 shallots, finely sliced
• 2 small garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed, cracked
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed

Recipe

• 1 to marinate goat cheese:.
• 2 cut the cheese into thick slices and arrange in a single layer on a plate. combine the olive and walnut oils, shallots, garlic, thyme, and coriander and fennel seeds, then pour over the cheese. cover with plastic wrap, set aside till serving.
• 3 trim green beans. bring water to simmer in a saucepan and cook green beans about 5 minutes, then drain.
• 4 toast the walnut halves in a hot dry pan until fragrant.
• 5 turn on broiler.
• 6 drain off a little marinade from the cheese and toss the beans in it, adding sea salt and pepper to taste. arrange the green beans on large serving plates.
• 7 gently lift the cheese slices onto a sheet of foil and place under the broiler until just melted, about 2 minutes. place on top of beans. spoon the remaining marinade over and sprinkle the toasted walnuts on top. serve and enjoy!