Name: Baked Bloomy Rind Cheese with Habanada Jam, Roasted Shallots & Crispy Pepperoni
Yield: Serves 4–6 nicely
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ½ cup Habanada Jam; One 6–8-oz wheel double or triple cream bloomy rind or washed rind cheese; 1 cup pepperoni slices (preferably Ezzo brand); Potato chips, for serving; Fresh thyme or other hard herb sprigs, for the pan or dish (optional); 1 cup roughly chopped shallots, gently sweated in butter or olive oil until soft; Extra-virgin olive oil, for the pan or dish; Fresh thyme leaves, for garnishing; Maldon salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4–6
nicely

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Flavors from the Farm

By Emma Hearst

Published 2024

About

Habanada peppers are a favorite on the farm. They are a heatless version of the habanero chile, which is a chile with such intense heat that you can barely taste its fruity flavors. The bloomy rind cheese family may have originated in France, but nowadays, positively exceptional members of the clan are made by small producers right here in the United States, and visiting a local farmers’ market or cheesemonger can open up your knowledge to all the cheeses around you. We love serving a puck