Whole baked camembert with sage and sea salt

Name: Whole baked camembert with sage and sea salt
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 g camembert; ½ tsp sea salt flakes, plus extra for frying; 20 g pack sage, leaves; Olive oil, for frying; Good crusty bread

This delicious dinner party treat couldn't be simpler to prepare.

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Serves4
CourseStarter
Prepare5 mins
Cook15 mins
Total time20 mins

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Ingredients

250g camembert
½ tsp sea salt flakes, plus extra for frying
20g pack sage, leaves
Olive oil, for frying
Good crusty bread

Method

Preheat the oven to 180˚C, gas mark 4. Cut the camembert in half widthways. Season the cut sides of the cheese with the salt and some freshly ground black pepper, scatter over 8-10 roughly chopped sage leaves and then sandwich the cheese back together. Put in an ovenproof dish that fits the cheese fairly tightly and bake for 10-12 minutes, until melted.
Meanwhile, pour some oil into a small frying or saucepan, to about 1cm deep, and set over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the remaining sage leaves for 2-3 seconds, until they become crispy. Carefully remove and put on kitchen paper to drain; sprinkle with more sea salt. Scatter the crispy sage leaves over the baked, oozy cheese and serve with toasted crusty bread for dunking.