Tallegio Toasts with South Indian Tomato Chutney

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 18 to 24 toasts (depending on size of baguette)
  • Total: 35 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 25 min
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Ingredients

2 pints cherry tomatoes

1 shallot, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup malt vinegar

1/4 cup water

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 heaping teaspoon black or brown mustard seeds

1 heaping teaspoon cumin seeds

1 large wedge Tallegio cheese (about 10 to 12-ounces)

1 French baguette

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the tomatoes, shallot, garlic, vinegar, water, and a sprinkling of salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, and then turn down to a simmer, cooking about 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar. Cook another 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat. 
  3. In a small saute pan, heat the olive oil until shimmering. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and cook until they start popping. Pour the contents of the pan into the tomato chutney. Stir and season with salt, and pepper, to taste. 
  4. Slice the baguette into 1/4-inch rounds. Place the slices on a large baking sheet and toast in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until lightly golden. 
  5. Serve a small wedge of cheese on each toast with a dollop of chutney. Enjoy!

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Alice K.

I hate to say this, as I love Aarti, her food and her show, but this was dreadful. First of all, you really need to remove the tomato skins. The texture of the skins is terrible, and they adhere to the roof of your mouth. I would think the whole recipe would work better if you first halved the tomatoes, blanched them to remove skins. I had to go fishing around in the mixture after it was done to get rid of them. Yuck.<br /><br />The spice is so unobtrusive as to be non-existent. It took me forever to find black mustard seeds - about 8 stores and half a day running around, and it just wasn't worth it. Mostly, the mixture tastes like vinegar.<br /><br />I did love the cheese, which I had never had before. We salvaged it by putting first a little of the chutney on bread, then putting the cheese on top and microwaving. But then, it just tasted like an interesting pizza bit.<br /><br />My guests will not be having this - cheese, crackers, fruit, salsa, chips &amp; hummus, but not this.

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