BRIE WITH HERBS AND LEMON

This savoury warm brie is cooked in a foil packet on the barbecue for a summery backyard appetizer. If you’d like, serve it with a baguette that’s been toasted on the grill as well.

Yield: Serves 6.

BRIE WITH HERBS AND LEMON

Ingredients

  • 1 round (500 g) brie cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

Directions

  1. Place brie in freezer for 30 minutes to make brie easier to cut.
  2. Preheat natural gas barbecue on low heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
  3. Cut brie in half horizontally. Place bottom half of brie, cut side up, in centre of a large piece of heavy-duty foil. Combine parsley, thyme, lemon peel and pepper. Sprinkle parsley mixture over brie. Replace top of brie, rind side up. Bring edges of foil together to form a packet; close all edges with tight double folds.
  4. Cook, turning packet over occasionally, until brie is softened and heated through, about 25 - 30 minutes. Cool wrapped brie on a rack for 20 minutes. Place on a plate. Carefully unfold foil and roll up edges to form a serving dish. Serve with baguette slices.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

280 calories, 23.1 g fat, 17.4 g protein, 0.7 g carbohydrate, 0.2 g fibre, 526 mg sodium