Mrs. Weasley's goat cheese and mint salad
Ingredients:
10 oz firm goat's cheese (you can use fresh mozarella if you have an allergy like Ron does. Well Ron, it's true, what do you mean I can't tell them? Oh bother. Go on now)
2 tbsp flour
1 egg (make certain the garden gnomes haven't been at the chickens!)
2 oz fresh bread crumbs
1 tsp olive oil
4 tomatoes
1 onion
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp fresh mint
Cut the goat's cheese into thick slices. I make two for Mr. Weasley, and of course Ron eats as much as he does, and if Harry is visiting, of course we'll need more. Oh, and now Fleur. Yes, well...
Beat the egg and pour it into a shallow bowl.
Mix the bread crumbs and thyme together (and remember fondly when the time turners were around before that dreadful incident at the Ministry... of course we don't blame you Ron dear, why would you think that? Oh, no Harry, of course not you either, yes be a dear and sit there...)
Wave your wand over the mixture three times and say the following charm:
Umbra es caseus!
Dip each slice of cheese into the egg (Fred and George, what did I tell you about those skewers! OUT NOW!) and then into the bread crumbs, coating them well.
Place the coated cheese slices on a plate and chill. Wave your wand and say: optime quaeso!
Make the salad by chopping the tomatoes, peel and finely chop onion and garlic, put the tomatoes, olive oil and garlic in a bowl. Tear the mint leaves and add them to the bowl. Toss the salad well and put it onto plates. Put 4 tsp oil in the pan and heat over medium heat for 1 minute. Fry the chilled goat's cheese slices for 2 minutes on each side, until they are golden.
Put 2 -4 slices on top of each plate of salad. Serve immediately, then make Fred and George do the dishes.