Receta Farmer's Cheese Vegetable Spread
I visited a small Polish dairy farm recently and came home with some of their farmer's cheese - made from the last evening's milk. I've never used used this cheese before, but I've been told most Poles eat it sliced with salt and pepper. One of my friends likes to have it drizzled with honey.
I chose to make it into a vegetable spread and to have it on slices of toasted homemade baguette. It made a tasty snack; it all seemed so wholesome and healthy.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced
- 5 radishes
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 small onion
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces farmer's cheese
- plain yogurt and/or milk
Directions
Place the sliced cucumbers on paper towels, sprinkle lightly with salt. This will draw out some of the water. Dice these last.
Finely dice the vegetables. I used a mini-food processor, doing each veg separately.
In a food processor, combine the cheese with enough yogurt and/or milk for a stiff, but spreadable consistency. I made mine the perfect texture for spreading, and after the vegetables went in, it was a little too runny.
Combine the cheese with diced vegetables; season with salt and pepper.
This makes a great spread for bread or crackers or a filling for cherry tomatoes.