Recipes & Pairings

Goat Cheese & Green Onion Flan

by Michael Weller

Created by Chef Michael Weller, this savory Goat Cheese and Green Onion Flan is an elegant and versatile dish perfect for a starter, light lunch, or brunch. Customize the richness by choosing between heavy cream or milk, then blend with tangy goat cheese, fresh green onions, and carefully tempered eggs. Baked gently in a water bath to achieve a delicate, wobbly texture, these individual custards are best served warm alongside focaccia toast, tossed greens, and a crisp glass of the chef's recommended Bargetto’s Pinot Grigio.

Fact Sheet
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
About 1 hour 20 minutes, including cooling time
Servings
4
Difficulty
Intermediate
Pair With
Monterey County Pinot Grigio

This Pinot Grigio is vibrant, with aromas of pink jasmine and grapefruit. Secondary aromas of lychee, ginger, and white peach develop as the wine opens up. Lively, bright and refreshing, this wine is perfect for a hot summer day.

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Ingredients

  • 10 oz goat cheese
  • 1 qt. heavy cream OR milk OR nonfat milk
  • 7 eggs
  • 2 bunches green onions, roots removed, white and half of green part chopped
  • Butter

Directions

1. Decision time. Do you want to use cream, and just ingest the calories and the best flavor? Or do you want to be really good, and use the nonfat milk? If you cannot decide, go with the regular milk and split the difference. All three dairy products work, so choose what you will, and get on with the recipe.
2. Bring the cream to just below boil, then pour over the goat cheese in a heatproof bowl.
3. Stir until the goat cheese melts and blends with the cream.
4. Whisk the eggs together in a separate heatproof bowl.
5. Pour the hot cream mix, a little at a time, into the eggs, whisk constantly to avoid scrambling of the eggs.
6. Add the chopped green onions to the mix.
7. Pour the mix into buttered, ovenproof coffee mug or similar containers.
8. Put the cups into a larger container, like a roasting pan.
9. Then add boiling water around the cups to form a water bath (the water should come about two-thirds of the way up the sides of the coffee mugs.
10. Bake until set, about half an hour in a 350° oven. The tops should be just slightly golden, and the custard should wobble a little, but not be liquid.
11. Cool until warm, then unmold onto plates and serve with foccacia toast and tossed greens for a summertime first course, a light lunch or a great brunch entree.

Whatever the meal, serve the flans with Bargetto’s Pinot Grigio!

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