Cheese and Fruit?

[purple.alien.giraffe]

So, I've known since I was a kid that cottage cheese and cream cheese were good with fruit, but for reasons unknown I never bothered to try any other cheese and fruit combinations until within the last year.

So far I've discovered I like cheddar and apples, havarti and apples, havarti and strawberries, and blue cheese and pears. I'm wondering, what are some of your favorite cheese and fruit combinations?

 

[betterthanabox]

Brie and peaches, or pears.

 

[GB]

Brie with cherries (specifically cherry jam). Apples with very sharp cheddar is. Y favorite though. When I first heard of it I thought it was the most disgusting sounding combo possible. Boy was I wrong!

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Brie and hot spiced apples.

Muenster and strawberries.

Sharp Cheddar and Dates/figs.

 

[4meandthem]

Little wine grapes and honey comb work well with many cheeses too.

 

[ChocolateFrosting]

Strawberries/Rasberries (Jam is good, fruit is also good) and Edam is a favourite in our house!!

But cheddar and apples, cheddar and grapes are good, foolproof combos. And brie and mangos are nice too.

 

[CWS4322]

Quark and sour cherry jam on a very dense, dark rye bread (Schwartzbrot).

 

[CWS4322]

Gjetost and blueberries...

but--gjetost is an acquired taste. It is good with a tart apple too.

 

[Claire]

I like plain havarti (not the herbed) with almost any fruit. I like Swiss and it's variations (Emmenthal, etc) with apples and pears. We often put a small bowl of the better balsamic on the table and some walnut or pecan halves and everyone dips a little. Oh! Blue cheeses are great with apples and pears as well, and you drink a good port with them. Never liked port until I had it like this; blue cheese, walnuts, and port.

 

[purple.alien.giraffe]

These sound great. I will definitely have to try them.

 

[Rocklobster]

dates and cheddar
Cheddar with any kind of fruit jam, or preserves....