Shattering Cheese + Apricot Salad

Name: Shattering Cheese + Apricot Salad
Ingredients: 1 to 2 sprigs mint, roughly chopped (optional); 1 shallot (about 1 oz [30 g]), minced; 2 Tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar; 2 Tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar; Olive oil; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 sheets Phyllo Dough; 10 sprigs parsley, roughly chopped; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon or five-spice powder; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon or five-spice powder; ¼ tsp chili flakes (or use mild Aleppo or Urfa flakes, if you can find them); ¼ tsp chili flakes (or use mild Aleppo or Urfa flakes, if you can find them); ¼ tsp chili flakes (or use mild Aleppo or Urfa flakes, if you can find them); 1 lemon (about 1.5 oz [45 ml]), zest and juice; 1 lemon (about 1.5 oz [45 ml]), zest and juice; 1 lemon (about 1.5 oz [45 ml]), zest and juice; 6 apricots (about 6 oz [170 g]), pits removed, each cut into six slices; 6 oz [170 g] slab bread cheese (juustoleipä, halloumi, paneer, or Brie); 6 oz [170 g] slab bread cheese (juustoleipä, halloumi, paneer, or Brie); 6 oz [170 g] slab bread cheese (juustoleipä, halloumi, paneer, or Brie); 6 oz [170 g] slab bread cheese (juustoleipä, halloumi, paneer, or Brie); 6 oz [170 g] slab bread cheese (juustoleipä, halloumi, paneer, or Brie); Salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pulp

By Abra Berens

Published 2023

About

Shattering cheese is cheese wrapped in phyllo and baked until melting underneath a crackling crust. While just about any firm, melty cheese can be turned into shattering cheese, I like the Finnish bread cheese juustoleipä best. Halloumi, paneer, or even a Brie-style cheese can be used in its place.

Ingredients

2 sheets Phyllo Dough
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
6

Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F [190°C]. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.

Lay the first sheet of phyllo dough on a cutting board or counter so the long sides of the rectangle run left to right. Brush with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper