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14 January 20, 2016 Appetizers and Snacks

Winter Cheese Board with Blood Orange Marmalade

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A Winter Cheese Board with Blood Orange Marmalade and Castello cheeses, winter fruits, nuts and honey...a match made in heaven. | www.Feastingathome.com

Castello, the producer of fine cheese, together with Folie à Deux, the producer of wine, challenged me to come up with a Cheese Board that would capture the golden spirit of award season entertainment – the Oscars and the Golden Globes. Castello cheeses are epicurean delights – from tangy blue to complex aged Havarti, the cheeses are wonderfully balanced and come together perfectly to create a delicious Winter Cheese Board. Paired with rich golden honey, winter fruits, nuts, olive tapenade, whole grain mustard, and blood orange marmalade the board is a combination of sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami flavors – a feast for the senses.

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A Winter Cheese Board with Blood Orange Marmalade and Castello cheeses, winter fruits, nuts honey and Folie a Duex Wine....a match made in heaven. | www.Feastingathome.com

And what goes with a delectable cheese board better than wine? The perfect pairing is Folie à Deux, a world-class Sonoma County wine delights the senses and wakes up the palate, available both in red and white varieties.

A Winter Cheese Board with Blood Orange Marmalade and Castello cheeses, winter fruits, nuts honey and Folie a Duex Wine....a match made in heaven. | www.Feastingathome.com

Blue viewed cheeses pair especially well with honey and I always try to keep them together on a cheese board. In winter when fruits are limited, I often turn to dried fruits to fill the gaps, in this case – golden Moroccan apricots.

Winter citrus can easily be made into marmalade which surprisingly taste wonderful with cheese. My favorite is blood orange marmalade.

Winter cheese board-101  The beginnings of Blood orange marmalade! #marmalade #bloodorange The beginnings of blood orange marmalade! | www.feastingathome.com

The smell alone makes me happy and brightens up even the darkest of days.

Blood orange marmalade

When making marmalade, be sure to use a candy thermometer to get it to the perfect consistency.

Blood Orange Marmalade with star anise and ginger...perfect on your next cheese board! | www.feastingathome.com

The color of blood orange marmalade is truly lovely and flavorful. Infuse it with ginger and star anise for a touch of the exotic.

A Winter Cheese Board with Blood Orange Marmalade and Castello cheeses, winter fruits, nuts and honey...a match made in heaven. | www.Feastingathome.com

A Winter Cheese Board with Blood Orange Marmalade and Castello cheeses, winter fruits, nuts and honey...a match made in heaven. | www.Feastingathome.com

If you are in need of a good Cheese Board, this one among others are handmade by Bart Templeman from Dare Designs.  We also sell them over at our shop, Bowl and Pitcher.  Take a peek!

And remember to enter Castello’s Sweepstake!!

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Winter Cheese Board w/ Blood Orange Marmalade

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A winter style Cheese board with optional Blood orange Marmalade

  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Yield: 8-10
  • Category: Appetizer

Ingredients

  • 3-4 varieties of cheeses 4-6 ounces each
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • ⅓ cup seasonal jam or blood orange marmalade ( recipe below)
  • 1 cup toasted, spiced or candied nuts- walnuts, pecans, almonds, marcona almonds
  • 1 cup olives or olive tapenade
  • ¼ cup whole grain mustard
  • 3-4 varieties of fruit – apples, persimmons, pears, figs, Japanese Pears, pomegranate, etc.
  • 1 small baguette, sliced
  • ——–
  • Blood Orange Marmalade: ( takes 1 1/2 hour)
  • Candy thermometer
  • 3 blood oranges
  • 1 small lemon
  • 1 ½ cup organic sugar
  • Optional additions – 1 teaspoon minced ginger, star anise pods, fennel seeds,

Instructions

  1. To make Blood Orange Marmalade:
  2. Wash blood oranges and lemon well.
  3. Thinly slice oranges (as thin as possible, or use a mandolin), removing seeds as you go.
  4. Stack and slice them into quarters and place them in a medium pot.
  5. Zest and juice the lemon and add to the pot.
  6. Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Boil 10 minutes.
  7. Turn heat down to medium and simmer 40 minutes, or until rinds are tender.
  8. Add sugar, stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Turn heat to medium so it is gently boiling.
  9. Continue cooking until it reaches 220 F (check with a candy thermometer) about 15 minutes, careful not to walk away when it gets close…it’s easy to burn.
  10. At this point you could can or just cool and refrigerate.
  11. Makes 2-3 cups
  12. To assemble Winter Cheese Board:
  13. Place cheese down in 3 different areas on a large cutting board or platter. Either pre-slice or make sure to have a cheese knife for each cheese. Slice fruits and place around the board paying attending to color. Add small bowls of nuts, honey, marmalade, mustard, olives…all in separate areas on the board with small serving utensils. Slice the baguette and either serve it on the side or tuck into the board.
  14. Garnish with rosemary sprigs or citrus leaves.



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  1. Natasha @ Salt and Lavender says

    January 21, 2016 at 9:40 am

    Yum!! I’d say you have risen to the challenge!!

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    • Sylvia Fountaine says

      January 21, 2016 at 5:20 pm

      Thank you Natasha

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  2. Laura Owens says

    November 13, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    My son and I are both certified Red Jacket Cheesemasters from the Murray’s Cheese Shop program in Krogers/Albertsons grocery stores. We bring cheese boards to every holiday feast. This marmelade is a scrumptious beauty to complement SO many cheeses! If you aren’t a fan of bleu cheeses, try a creamy, mild bleu brie like Cambozola. Or, pick a firmer bleu variety with fewer specs of blue which will be milder. Rogue Creamery Smokey Bleu is another good one for those new-to-blue!

    I’m going to try coriander and clove in my next batch. After that, I plan to can a batch of your amazing blood orange marmelade in mini jars for quick gifts! Maybe I can divide a spice-free double batch and make a variety of flavor combinations before they reach the jars! (Clearly, I’m excited.)

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