Candied Pine Nut Crusted Brie Salad
By: The Duo Dishes
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 12:25pm

Ingredients




Salad

 cup pine nuts
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
4 ounces brie
Salad greens

Olive oil

Dressing

1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
Kosher salt

Preparation

1 Salad 2 In a small sauce pan, heat butter until it melts , then toss in pine nuts.  Add brown sugar, cumin, cayenne and salt and stir to combine. 3 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. 4 Once nuts have cooled, dump them into a food processor and chop until they form small crumbles.  Pour onto a small plate. 5 Slice brie into four pieces* and press two sides of the cheese into the nuts, coating both sides completely. 6 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 don’t leave it in the pan long.  A few seconds on each side should do.) 7 Dressing 8 Cup olive oil 9 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar 10 Tablespoons honey 11 Tablespoon dijon mustard 12 Teaspoon fresh ginger, minced 13 Clove garlic, minced 14 Kosher salt