Time for your relaxed family catch-up around the cheese buffet. Take advantage of the weekend markets to get season-ripe vegetables and fruit, and your favourite breads. Line the platters with bay leaves, pile up the plates and cutlery on the garden table, and chill the wine. Now for the centrepiece: Castello’s Tickler Cheddar, Extra Creamy Danish Blue and Creamy White. You will have a range of flavours to suit everyone’s tastes, from gourmet grandparents to fussy children.
For a real taste experience, play mix and match. Try the Blue with roast chicken, sweetened with roasted garlic; chorizo and dates; or chicory. Enjoy the Creamy White and its pleasant earthiness with fried sage, Gloucester Old Spot sausages, grilled asparagus or peach slices. As a treat for your little ones, fill bridge rolls with sausage, sweet mustard and a slice of Creamy White, or hollow out and restuff baby roasted potatoes with the sweet and tangy Tickler Cheddar.
Pumpernickel bread, baguettes and a selection of crackers will provide the perfect support. As for drinks, a chablis, riesling or an apple spritzer will go down a storm.
To accompany the Creamy White, Tickler Cheddar and Extra Creamy Danish Blue:
• Slices of roast chicken
• Fried sage leaves and roasted garlic
• Baby baked potatoes with bay leaves
• Sausages and sweet mustard
• Chorizo
• Grilled asparagus and broccoli
• Crudites: carrot, celery, radishes and chicory
• Fresh strawberries or peaches
• Dates
• Ginger biscuits
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For more information on the full range of Castello cheeses and a collection of mouthwatering smorging recipes and drink pairings, visit castellocheese.co.uk
