Harbison Fondue for One

By CheeseDiva

This recipe is inspired by a dish at Olmsted NYC (pictured at right), where it's served with a singed branch of aromatic herbs and a dish of pickled radishes, croutons, and fresh apple.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel Harbison
• Pickled radishes
• Croutons
• Apple slices

Preparation

Step 1

With a very sharp knife, score the bark all the way around the wheel of Harbison. You're going to cut it in half horizontally, and end up with two full circles, so cut all the way through the bark first so your knife will move smoothly. With a long thin knife (or a cheese wire is perfect), cut through the paste to split the wheel neatly in half. This is easiest to do when the cheese is cold.

With a hand-held kitchen blow torch, toast the cut surface of the cheese until it's lightly golden with some darker, bubbling-up spots.