Tomino Dorato

A tomino is a small fresh goat’s or cow’s milk cheese marinated in olive oil. Baked or sautéed goat cheese in a bread-crumb crust is a texture sensation. The crunchy outer layer paired with melting cheese contrasts beautifully with a cool salad of bitter greens. Erberto Messinesi, at Milan’s Taverna Visconti, serves his baked goat cheese with a salad of apples and arugula. The salad dressing must be a mild mixture of extra-virgin olive oil and an aged b