Manchego cheese is made from sheep's milk in La Mancha, Spain and has a tangy, salty, pleasantly nutty taste. It's served as an appetizer with crackers and vegetables or spread with quince. Cutting the cheese into matchsticks makes it the perfect size and shape for wraps. Wrap Manchego matchsticks with smoked turkey, bacon and avocado in a tortilla for a tasty treat.
Instructions
1. Put the cheese in the refrigerator to firm up for about an hour.
2. Remove the rind of the cheese, if any. Save to use to flavor soups. Cut the wedge of cheese into 1/4 inch slices, starting at the wide end of the wedge and working toward the point. Hold the cheese by the narrow end to steady it while you cut. Wipe the knife off with the damp cloth after cutting the slices.
3. Lay four slices of cheese on top of each other so they line up, with the wide ends on top of the wide ends and the narrow points on top of each other.
4. Cut the slices into 1/4 inch strips. You should have sticks of cheese that are 1/4 inch in width and depth and of varying length. Matchsticks are about 3 inches long. Cut the cheese strips into 3 inch long strips. Save the shorter and leftover ends for another use.
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