what are some good side dishes or salads to serve with cheese fondue?
December 29th, 2009
We have been invited to a cheese fondue party and I am in charge of the salad or side dish but I am not sure what would go with cheese fondue. Any suggestions or recipes
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A green salad with some arugula and mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots would go very nicely. A vinegrette dressing.
Alternatively, you could do some roasted vegetables like broccoli or asperagus with a dab of olive oil and lemon juice.
Or a nice fruit try would also go well.
Basically, cheese is very fatty and cloying, so you need something fresh and zippy to freshen people’s palates and balance the meal.
with a rich, warm dish like cheese fondue, you’ll want something cool and crisp as a counterpoint.
try steamed green beans marinated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, sprinkled with herbs of your choice and some salt – chill well.
also try just a classic green salad, with a light vinaigrette dressing and maybe some slivered toasted almonds, craisins, and canned mandarin orange segments. try girard’s light champagne dressing, available at most grocery stores.
check out the melting pot menu for other salad ideas – they do a seasonal menu called the big night out that includes themed/well-matched items…a cheese fondue, a salad, a meat fondue, and a dessert fondue. read about their salads for further inspiration.
fondue is a super fun party idea – enjoy yourself!
You could do a tasty salad that will go well with bread…
Romaine lettuce, with some blue cheese, Craisins, and croutons (or i like to use peanuts) with balsamic vinaigrette is a tasty and very simple salad.
Strawberry Salad
Use baby spinach, sliced strawberries and toasted almond slivers. Toss it with balsamic vinaigrette. Light and complementary!
In France they use to serve it with baked potatoes and it’s excellent. You could cook baked potatoes with butter and small ham cubes (the best would be with Speck cubes). You could also use bacon, and in that caso no butter.
Baby arugula, feta cheese, raspberry vinaigrette, and either strawberries or watermelon. It sounds weird, but it’s a great salad.
If they are only dipping bread into the cheese, you could bring a raw veggie plate, with dip, and they could dip the veggies in the cheese too.