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RECIPE : Cheese and Onion Soup with 1057 Scottish Cheddar Cheese

By Adele Conn

As soon as the clocks go forward I think we automatically jump to the conclusion that Spring has arrived and with that comes beautiful milder weather, blue skies and sunshine.

‘Don’t cast a clout until May is oot!” is what my mum would always say - in other words a reminder not to be too quick in packing those winter woollies away before the end of May. And this week has proven this with a serious drop in temperature, down around the zero mark (last week it was basically “taps aff” weather with the mercury sitting around the 13-15 degrees mark), and 10 minute intervals of sunshine, rain, hail, snow, wind, pure dreichness and back to sunshine!

Luckily I have a perfect wee recipe tucked up my woolly jumper for days like this. Here is the perfect Spring warmer of a Cheese Soup.

RECIPE : CHEESE AND ONION SOUP WITH 1057 SCOTTISH CHEDDAR CHEESE

RECIPE FOR CHEESE AND ONION SOUP WITH 1057 SCOTTISH CHEDDAR CHEESE

INGREDIENTS

1 x large baking potato

Olive oil

Salt and pepper

1057 Scottish Cheddar Cheese

Spring Onions

Cream

Water

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METHOD

  • Oil and season the baked potato and pop it in the oven for around 45 minutes until its golden and crispy and slightly charred (this is where the flavour is)

  • Chop up the spring onions and grate the cheese

  • Once the Tattie is cooked cut in half and add it to a pot with half the spring onions and the water

  • Let it come to the boil then switch it down to a rolling simmer

  • Add half the cheese and the cream

  • Blend or blitz until smooth

  • Pour into your bowls and top with more cheese. Place in the oven until the cheese melts and bubbles

  • Remove from oven and swirl in a spoonful of cream

  • In a frying pan, place some heaps of cheese and let it melt. Watch it carefully and before it catches flip it over. It'll start to go golden on the edges. Remove from heat, cool slightly and then place over anything round (I used limes). This will allow your cheese baskets/crisps to set

  • Serve and enjoy

The baked potato bulks out this soup and it makes a superb base to carry the full impact of cheese flavour. Love cheese, add more. This soup can easily handle it!

It’s gluten free of course and ideal for vegetarians too.

1057 Cheddar Cheese can by purchased from Amazon HERE