Blue Cheese Walnut Terrine

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup walnuts
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 lb maytag blue cheese, crumbled, divided
• 2 1/2 ounces fresh chevre cheese (goat cheese)
• 2 1/2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 lb butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1/2 cup minced scallion
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 2 tablespoons minced chives

Recipe

• 1 combine the cumin, salt, cardamom and pepper; set aside.
• 2 heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. add walnuts and saute until light brown.
• 3 sprinkle with sugar; saute until sugar melts and turns light amber.
• 4 remove from the heat; toss nuts with spice mixture. cool.
• 5 in a food processor, combine 1/2 pound blue cheese, chevre, cream cheese and butter; puree until smooth. transfer to a bowl; fold in brandy and scallions. mix parsley and chives in a separate bowl.
• 6 oil a skinny terrine mold and line with plastic wrap. pipe a third of the cheese mixture into the bottom of mold and spread out evenly. sprinkle with a third of the remaining blue cheese, a third of the spiced nuts and a third of the parsley-chive mixture. repeat layers twice. cover and refrigerate overnight.