Goat Cheese and Walnut Souffles with Watercress and Frisee Salad

Name: Goat Cheese and Walnut Souffles with Watercress and Frisee Salad
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch Pinch cream of tartar; 4 larges eggs, separated, the whites at room temperature; 4 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or 1/4 teaspoon crumbled dried; 1 liters torn frisee (French or Italian curly chicory, available at specialty produce markets), rinsed and spun dry; 255 grams 1/2 cups crumbled mild goat cheese such as Montrachet (about; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps Sherry vinegar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 4 Tbsps walnut oil; 177 milliliters walnuts, toasted lightly, cooled, and chopped fine; 1 liters to 4 large bunches watercress, rinsed, spun dry, and coarse stems discarded (about

Goat Cheese and Walnut Souffles with Watercress and Frisee Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 374 calories, 13g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up mustard, milk, sherry vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the walnuts you could follow this main course with the Pistachio Cake with Walnuts as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.

Instructions

To make the souffles: Coat the bottom and sides of each of 8 buttered 1/2-cup ramekins with about 1 tablespoon of the walnuts and arrange the ramekins in a jelly-roll pan. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Walnuts

Jelly

Roll

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Frying Pan

In a small saucepan melt the butter over moderately low heat, whisk in the flour, and cook the roux, whisking, for 3 minutes.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Add the milk in a stream, whisking, and boil the mixture over moderate heat, whisking, for 2 minutes, or until it is thick and smooth.

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Milk

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Whisk

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it cool slightly.

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Bowl

Whisk in the yolks, 1 at a time, the goat cheese, the thyme, and salt and pepper, to taste, and whisk the mixture until it is combined well.

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Salt And Pepper

Goat Cheese

Thyme

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

In another bowl beat the whites with a pinch of salt until they are frothy, add the cream of tartar, and beat the whites until they just hold stiff peaks.

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Cream Of Tartar

Salt

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Bowl

Whisk 1/3 of the whites into the cheese mixture and fold in the remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Divide the souffle mixture among the ramekins, sprinkle each souffle with about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the remaining walnuts, and bake the souffles in the upper third the oven for 20 minutes, or until they are puffed and golden.

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Walnuts

Cheese

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Oven

Ramekin

Whisk

Transfer a ramekin to each plate and serve the souffles immediately.

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Ramekin

To make the salad while the souffles are baking: In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and pepper, to taste, add the oils in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified.

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Salt And Pepper

Mustard