French-Style Marinated Cheese

by Dorothy Reinhold on September 23, 2020


Print This Post Print This Post Easy French-Style Marinated Cheese cubes will dress up your cheese board, appetize your cocktail party, or be a cherished savory gift from your kitchen.

French-Style Marinated Cheese will dress up your cheese board, appetize your cocktail party, or be a cherished savory gift from your kitchen.

Today’s French-Style Marinated Cheese cubes recipe is a multi-tasker, and has you covered for the entire upcoming season, if you…

  • are putting together a cheese board for an upcoming gathering
  • need some substantial nibbles so the wine doesn’t go to your head too fast at your cocktail party
  • want a light lunch or a protein snack mid-afternoon
  • want to give out a savory homemade present for any gift-able occasion

And did I mention it takes all of 10 minutes, if that, to pull this together? 😀 

French-Style Marinated Cheese CubesHey, I have an idea: How about giving a small jar of this marinated cheese to all your guests as they depart your dinner party? I guarantee you will have people begging to be on your invite list.  If giving as a gift, you’ll have to make several batches, depending on the number of your guests.

We’re using Jarlsberg cheese in this today. Jarlsberg offers a slightly nutty, mild, utterly delicious taste, and is special enough to make every occasion a party.

French-Style Marinated Cheese recipe on ShockinglyDelicious.comIf you say, “cheese?” I say,  “Yes please!”

French-Style Marinated Cheese

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: Serves 3 as appetizer

French-Style Marinated Cheese

French-Style Marinated Cheese will dress up your cheese board, appetize your cocktail party, or be a cherished savory gift from your kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces Jarlsberg Original, Lite or Hickory Smoked Cheese
  • 2 ounces black or green olives
  • 1 small shallot
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano or tarragon (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 1 teaspoon green or black peppercorns
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 glass canning jar (a jar with a tight lid)

Directions

  1. Cut cheese into small cubes, thinly slice olives and shallots. Finely chop fresh oregano, crack the peppercorns, and finely mince thyme and garlic.
  2. To make marinade: Whisk vinegar with oil, oregano, peppercorns, thyme and garlic. Layer cheese, olives and shallots inside jar. Cover with marinade and seal with lid.
  3. Place jar in refrigerator to marinate 1 day. For best results, use within 3-4 days.
  4. To serve: Pour out into a bowl to place on your cheese board. Offer toothpicks for guests to spear cheese cubes and olives.
  5. If giving as a gift: Leave the lid on and tie a bright ribbon around the top of the jar. Hang a gift tag, and voila!

Notes

Recipe source: Chef George Duran, for Jarlsberg cheese.

https://www.shockinglydelicious.com/french-style-marinated-cheese/

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SaveThis post was originally published Oct. 30, 2017, and has been updated and republished Nov. 7, 2018 and Sept. 23, 2020.

{ 26 comments… read them below or add one }

Chrissie Baker November 8, 2018 at 12:50 am

Oh, I adore cheese! Yummy! This made me drool. This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing this.

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Lora | Savoring Italy November 7, 2018 at 5:00 pm

This is such a great idea!!

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Brenda December 8, 2017 at 9:00 pm

awesome dish. marinated cheese can give delicious taste to any recipe.

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Alena Brenda November 27, 2017 at 11:20 pm

I really like marinated cheese. After reading this recipe i will definitely try this.

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Dorothy Reinhold November 28, 2017 at 8:20 am

Alena,
This will be perfect for any get-togethers you have this month!

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Alena Brenda November 29, 2017 at 2:07 am

Thank you Dorothy. You are right

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Ben zamudio November 20, 2017 at 7:46 am

Sounds delicious

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Jo-Ann Maggiora Donivan you November 5, 2017 at 9:03 am

Yummmm

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Carolyn Ingram November 3, 2017 at 2:58 pm

This sounds divine!

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Trish - Mom On Timeout November 2, 2017 at 9:19 am

I could eat this all day, every day. Yum!

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Sam | Ahead of Thyme November 1, 2017 at 10:51 pm

Wow, this looks so delicious! Love how easy it is too!

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Dorothy Reinhold November 2, 2017 at 1:24 pm

Sam,
Dice the cheese, throw it all together in a jar…doesn’t get any easier!

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Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy November 1, 2017 at 1:33 pm

We LOVE cheese! This looks awesome. With all the holiday parties just around the corner, I will for sure have to give this a try.

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Nutmeg Nanny November 1, 2017 at 10:52 am

I love marinated cheese! I will definitely have to try this!

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Helene November 1, 2017 at 7:15 am

I have not had this in such a long time, I had forgotten about these lovely marinated cheese cubes. Just earlier I was munching on some cheese and I was thinking how I could help my own cheese addiction better in the future. So, glad you reminded me of this Dorothy!

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Dorothy Reinhold November 1, 2017 at 10:00 am

Helene,
I am always here, ready to enable a cheese addiction!

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Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet October 31, 2017 at 9:26 pm

This looks absolutely delicious! So much flavor!

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Delaney | Melanie Makes October 31, 2017 at 8:14 pm

I would love to try this!

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Kristen Chidsey October 31, 2017 at 6:22 pm

I don’t want to give this as a gift, I want to GET this as a gift–fabulous!

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Amanda October 31, 2017 at 5:44 pm

Marinated cheese is so tasty!!

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Jen October 31, 2017 at 12:54 pm

I love this for gift ideas for the holidays but I’ll definitely be keeping some for myself to enjoy as well!

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Dorothy Reinhold October 31, 2017 at 1:03 pm

Jen,
1 jar for you, 1 jar to give. 1 jar for you, 1 to give. 🙂

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Tiffany October 31, 2017 at 11:34 am

Wow, I love this! What a great idea to hand out to guests. I definitely will make this for the holidays.

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Michelle October 31, 2017 at 8:55 am

I love this idea! I sometimes buy marinated cheese at a treat, but I’ve never made it myself!

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Valentina October 31, 2017 at 8:34 am

LOVE this recipe. Definitely will try it. I’ve never marinated cheese, and I don’t know why. It’s time. 🙂

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Dorothy Reinhold October 31, 2017 at 8:41 am

Valentina,
Marinate some tiny mozz balls in a separate jar, too!

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