Roasted Tomato, Maple and Cream Cheese Verrines


Recipes with Maple Syrup / Vegetables

Recipe — Roasted Tomato, Maple and Cream Cheese Verrines
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4 portions
Metric Imperial

Ingredients

  • 36 yellow (or red) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 sheets unflavoured gelatin
  • Cold water, as needed
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour)
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mixed cilantro, parsley and tarragon (or other herbs)
  • 2 tablespoons lime (or lemon) juice
  • 1/4 cup cured ham (such as prosciutto), diced

Maple Vinaigrette

  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons golden maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or Dijon mustard)
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 150 °C (300 °F).
  2. Place tomatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Add olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in oven and roast for about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Set aside.
  3. Soften gelatin in cold water.
  4. In a saucepan, just barely heat the maple syrup (it should be lukewarm), add softened gelatin, stir and let stand off the heat.
  5. In a bowl, blend the cream cheese, herbs, lime juice and maple-gelatin. Set maple-cheese mixture aside.
  6. Assemble the verrines. Start with a 2-cm (7/8-in) layer of maple-cream cheese mixture in the bottom of the first verrine, add some diced ham and then a layer of roasted tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Add a second layer of maple-cream cheese and top with a second layer of tomatoes. Press down to compress the layers. Repeat with the other verrines. Chill for 3 hours.
  7. In the meantime, prepare maple vinaigrette. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Set aside.
  8. Serve verrines with maple vinaigrette.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

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More about Maple

Maple syrup comes in four classifications, according to colour and taste.

At the start of sugaring season, syrup is generally clear, with a lightly sweet taste. It becomes darker and caramelized as the season goes on.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years.

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

100% pure maple butter contains no butter or dairy.

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple butter comes from the sap of the maple tree… and that’s all.