Recipe

Goat's cheese roulade with cherry tomato salad

  • 25 mins preparation
  • 25 mins cooking
  • Serves 8
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Ingredients

Goat's cheese roulade
  • 50 gram butter
  • 1/3 cup (50 grams) plain flour
  • 300 millilitre milk
  • 3/4 cup (60 grams) grated parmesan, plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 250 gram soft goat's cheese
  • 2 tablespoon snipped chives
  • 1/4 cup chopped chervil
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped flat leaf parsley
  • baby spinach, to serve (optional)
Cherry tomato salad
  • 500 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 teaspoon sumac
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Method

Goat's cheese roulade with cherry tomato salad
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 190°C or 170°C fan. Line a 32cm x 26cm Swiss roll pan with baking paper. Ensure baking paper extends above rim of pan.
  • 2
    Melt butter in a pan on low heat. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute, until a pale straw colour. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes, until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in half of parmesan and season. Cool 2 minutes, then whisk in egg yolks until smooth.
  • 3
    Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites and a pinch of salt until firm, but not dry, peaks form. Gently fold in cheese sauce. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes, until risen and just golden.
  • 4
    Using an electric mixer, beat goat's cheese until smooth. Fold in chives, chervil and parsley
  • 5
    Place a sheet of baking paper larger than Swiss roll pan on a work surface. Scatter over remaining parmesan. Turn roulade out onto paper. Peel baking paper from base of roulade. Using paper underneath as a guide, start from a long side and roll up roulade. Cool completely
  • 6
    Unroll roulade and top with goat's cheese mixture, smoothing surface with a spatula. Roll up roulade and place on a serving platter.
  • 7
    To make cherry tomato salad, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season.
  • 8
    Slice roulade and serve with tomato salad, extra parmesan and baby spinach, if desired.