Watch Hill Brie Strata with Fruit Salsa
By Yankee Magazine|Apr 21 2002|
Yield
Serves 8-10
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter, softened
8 to 10 slices white bread, crusts removed
4 eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound Brie cheese, rind removed, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
paprika
Fruit Salsa (below)
Instructions
Butter one side of the bread slices. Beat eggs and whisk together with milk and salt. Place half the bread slices, buttered side up, into a greased 12×9-inch baking pan. Top with half the Brie cubes. Repeat with remaining bread and Brie. Pour egg and milk mixture over bread. Refrigerate overnight.
In the morning: Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking, sprinkle with paprika. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
To serve, cut strata into squares and top with fruit salsa.
Fruit Salsa:
Ingredients
1 pint fresh strawberries, diced
1 Anjou pear, cored and diced
1 red apple, cored and diced
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Instructions
Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate overnight, remove from refrigerator in morning and serve at room temperature.
Light, convenient and deliciously pleasing.
Served in conjunction with a varied offering of quiches this has proven to be a favorite.