Basque Cheese and Pepper Jelly Bites

Before dinner in the Basque style, thin slices of Ossau-Iraty on baguette each get half a teaspoon of Haranea’s organic Espelette Pepper & Basil Jelly, where the gentle, fruity heat of the pepper meets the fresh sweetness of basil.

Serves 6 · 10 min

1. Cut 7 oz (200 g) of Ossau-Iraty or another Basque sheep’s milk cheese into thin bite-size slices.
2. Arrange them on thin slices of baguette or on crackers.
3. Top each one with 1/2 tsp of Espelette Pepper & Basil Jelly and a small basil leaf.
4. Serve as an aperitif, alongside a few thin slices of Bayonne ham.

The star of this recipe: Espelette Pepper & Basil Jelly, by Haranea.