Tomato Blossoms
September 1, 2008
This is a very fun and snazzy appetizer to make either for your own party, or perhaps you have been invited to a friend’s party and want to bring something to share. These fabulous “Tomato blossoms” will defenitely be a favorite. Boursin cheese is a french cheese that was created in 1957 by Francois Boursin, a cheesemaker from Normandy. His inspiration for this wonderful cheese came from a long standing tradition of serving fresh cheese (fromage frais) with different types of herbs. This cheese can be found in most grocery stores, click here to locate the store nearest you.
When shopping for your salami, make sure that you select genoa salami, it’s distinctive flavors of garlic, fennel, pepper corns and white wine are a key element in bringing all the flavors together in this again fun and snazzy appetizer. Also in picking your grape tomatoes, try to pick a basket that has the smallest tomatoes (grape size) available. The smaller the size, the easier to wrap your salami around it. My source for this recipe came from my monthly Gourmet magazine back in August of 2003. Please enjoy!
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- 1/3 cup Peppered Boursin cheese, softened
- ¼ cup finely chopped basil
- 18 very thin slices of large genoa salami
- 18 grape tomatoes
- 18 long fresh chives
Mix the boursin cheese and basil until combined well. For each piece of salami you will place ½ tsp. boursin cheese onto center, then place tomato (stem side down) on top and carefully fold salami around tomato. Take your chive and carefully tie it around your salami, making sure that the top of your tomato is exposed.
Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until you are ready to serve. Let sit for 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.
Serves: 6
Total time: 45 minutes
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