Candied Pine Nut Crusted Brie Salad

Candied Pine Nut Crusted Brie Salad

  Ready in : 30 mins

Candied Pine Nut Crusted Brie Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 520 calories, 16g of protein, and 47g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2 and costs $2.99 per serving. Head to the store and pick up ground cumin, pine nuts, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 46%. This score is good. Similar recipes are Pine Nut-Crusted Tilapia, Pine-Nut Crusted Eggplant, and Pine Nut-crusted Pacific Salmon.

Ingredients

balsamic vinegar

balsamic vinegar

2 servings

brie

brie

4 ounces

brown sugar

brown sugar

2 teaspoons

brown sugar

brown sugar

2 teaspoons

cayenne pepper

cayenne pepper

0.125 teaspoon

ground cumin

ground cumin

0.5 teaspoon

kosher salt

kosher salt

0.125 teaspoon

olive oil

olive oil

2 servings

pine nuts

pine nuts

0.33333334 cup

salad greens

salad greens

2 servings

butter

butter

1 teaspoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a small sauce pan, heat butter until it melts , then toss in pine nuts.

    pine nuts

    pine nuts

    butter

    butter

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
  2. 2
    Add brown sugar, cumin, cayenne and salt and stir to combine.Once brown sugar has melted and nuts are fully coated, slide onto a wax paper lined baking sheet and place in the freezer to cool.Once nuts have cooled, dump them into a food processor and chop until they form small crumbles.

    brown sugar

    brown sugar

    ground cayenne pepper

    ground cayenne pepper

    cumin

    cumin

    nuts

    nuts

    salt

    salt

    food processor
    food processor
    baking sheet
    baking sheet
    wax paper
    wax paper
  3. 3
    Pour onto a small plate.Slice brie into four pieces* and press two sides of the cheese into the nuts, coating both sides completely.

    cheese

    cheese

    brie

    brie

    nuts

    nuts

  4. 4
    Heat a swirl of olive oil in a pan. When hot, add the cheese, cooking both sides just until almost browned. (Brie melts quickly, so dont leave it in the pan long. A few seconds on each side should do.)

    olive oil

    olive oil

    cheese

    cheese

    brie

    brie

    frying pan
    frying pan
  5. 5
    Serve with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

    balsamic vinegar

    balsamic vinegar

    olive oil

    olive oil