Herb-Marinated Camembert

Ingredients

• 2 170 g wheels camembert cheese, halved lengthwise and then quartered
• 1 medium red onion, halved and very thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves
• 16 sour gherkins, or 4 quartered dill pickles
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 8 allspice berries
• 8 black peppercorns
• 2 fresh dill stems, cut into thirds
• 2 fresh parsley stems, cut into thirds
• 1 tbsp sweet paprika
• Canola oil, enough to cover
• sliced bread and/or crackers, for serving

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
2. Using a wooden spoon (or clean hands) gently toss to combine.
3. Transfer contents of bowl to 2 large mason jars or fridge-appropriate sealable container and place in the fridge.
4. Best enjoyed after marinating for at least 48 hours, but a week is even better! Allow to sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before serving with bread and/or crackers.
5. Enjoy!

Note: If you want to speed up the flavour infusion to serve in under 24 hour, chop cheese into 1/8s. Then, gently heat the oil in a pot on low heat with all ingredients aside from cheese for 20 minutes. Turn off heat and let sit for 20-30 minutes before following remaining recipe steps.)