Valdeon and Quince Sandwich with Manchego Wafers

Name: Valdeon and Quince Sandwich with Manchego Wafers
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 120 g Valdeon (Spanish blue cheese); 40 g unsalted butter, melted; 40 ml quince syrup; 80 g quince paste; 2 sheets filo pastry; 50 g manchego cheese, finely grated

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire

By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

About

This is a perfect match for moscatel sherry, with a fantastic synergy between the pungent cheese and the sweet quince. Quince paste and quince syrup are both obtainable from specialist food stores, making light work of this dish.

Ingredients

120 g Valdeon (Spanish blue cheese)
80 g quince paste
40

Europe
Spain
Dessert
Andalusia
Mediterranean
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

To make the Manchego wafers, Preheat the oven to 170°C. Line a flat baking tray with baking paper and brush the surface with butter. Lay a sheet of filo on the paper and brush the top surface with butter. Sprinkle with a thin, even layer of grated cheese, lay the second sheet of filo o