OK. I have previously shared that I have a strange ability to taste something, if you tell me what is in it, as long as I am familiar with the ingredients. Sometimes I am inspired with a taste combination upon tasting a new element. Today, my muse hit me with an inspiration when I tasted a new cheese from Boars Head: Bold Marbleu, a marbled blue Monterrey Jack cheese that slices very nicely. It tastes very blue, and while enjoying the sample the proprietor provided, I was inspired, all at once, with what we had tonight. Here is the new cheese:
http://boarshead.com/products/detail/1822550112-bold-marbleu-marbled-blue-monterey-jack-cheese
Bleu Turkey Delight
First, Her-Heidiness, my Sous Chef and beloved bride, made some fresh rosemary-potato soup, garnished with fresh garlic chives from the garden.
Next the sandwich inspiration: Two slices of rustic sourdough bread, incorporating toasted black and white sesame seeds, were sprinkled with a nice olive oil and lightly toasted. On one side I put a very slight swipe of whole seed mustard. On the other slice I generously slathered some of my bride's home-made apple butter. Next a layer of Boar's Head Bold Marbleu cheese, upon which I layered some thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes. Next a bed of shaved Boar's Head Maple Glazed Honey Coat, cured turkey breast (
http://boarshead.com/products/turkey/270-maple-glazed-honey-coat-cured-turkey-breast). Finally, a nice layer of crisp iceberg lettuce. I must say that it tasted superb, and just exactly as I tasted in my mind when my muse struck at the deli counter.
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Try this folks, you will be blown away. I promise.
Enjoy,
Rich P