Baked apple with melted goat’s cheese, potato galette and walnut balsamic dressing


Courtesy of Sebastien Gagnebe, Head Chef Perfect Blend, London
Serves 4 people
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 35 minutes

What you need:

4 Granny Smith apples
20g butter
50g sugar
2 large potatoes
2 sheets of oven proof paper
Melted butter
Salt and pepper
2 crottins de Chavignol
5cl balsamic vinegar
20cl walnut oil
Rocket leaves

What you do:

  • Preheat the oven to 220°C.  Core and deseed the apples leaving the flesh intact.  Divide the butter between the apples and put into the hole.  Sprinkle the apples with the sugar and place on a greased baking sheet into the preheated oven.  Bake for about 10 minutes.  Remove apples from oven and stand for 1 minute.
  • For the potato galette, peel and slice the potatoes into 2mm slices, making sure each slice is the same size.  Start with one slice of potato in the middle of one of the sheets of  oven proof paper and place other slices around the centre to form a pressed-flower effect. Each slice should overlap the last and also the middle. Brush with melted butter and season with salt and pepper.  Place the other sheet of paper on top and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
  • Place the crottins de Chavignol (goat’s cheese) on top of the apples and return to the oven for a further seven to eight minutes.  If you cannot find crottin de Chavignol you can use another goat’s cheese.
  • For the dressing, shake together the balsamic vinegar and walnut oil with seasoning.  Put the rocket leaves in a bowl and coat with the walnut and balsamic dressing.
  • To serve, place the warm apple and goats cheese in the center of the plate. Put the potato galette ontop of the goat's cheese. Top with coated rocket leaves. Place the warm apple and goat's cheese on top of the leaves.  Top with the potato galette.


Serve with Hix & Buck’s Cuvee d’Alphonse 2007.

Bon appetite!

With thanks to Perfect Blend, London
Recipe by Sebastien Gagnebe – Head Chef

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