Wild Garlic and Irish Farmhouse Cheese Soufflé

We love to bake this soufflé in a shallow oval dish instead of the traditional soufflé bowl until golden and puffy, a perfect light lunch or supper dish.

Wild Garlic and Irish Farmhouse Cheese Soufflé

SERVES

6

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

40

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

15

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 300ml milk

  • 300ml cream

  • a few slices of carrot

  • 1 small onion, quartered

  • 4-5 peppercorns

  • sprig of thyme, a few parsley stalks and a little scrap of bay leaf

  • 75g butter

  • 40g flour

  • 5 eggs, free range organic, separated

  • 110g crumbled goat cheese (we use Ardsallagh goat’s cheese)

  • 75g Gruyère cheese, grated

  • 50g mature Coolea farmhouse cheese, grated (alternatively, use 25g freshly grated Parmesan)

  • a good pinch of salt, freshly ground pepper, cayenne and nutmeg

  • 4 tablespoons wild garlic leaves, finely chopped

  • Garnish

  • wild garlic flowers if available

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