# Havarti Cheese - what shall I do with it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157 "2011-02-12T20:32:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/1 "2011-02-12T20:32:50Z")
I bought too much sliced havarti at the deli. It’s lovely - creamy, delicious - but other than adding it to cold sandwiches or using it for a hot grilled cheese, I’m stumped. Are you more creative than I am? Can you tell me what I should do with it? (Thanks!) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/2 "2011-02-12T20:41:30Z")
Stuff it inside a large, peeled, shrimp/prawn, wrap it up in bacon, and grill it on the barbie. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/3 "2011-02-12T20:42:29Z")
It makes a great topping for baked french onion soup. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/4 "2011-02-12T20:56:04Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > It makes a great topping for baked french onion soup. Oh, good grief. GQ is one thing, but even in Cafe Society, QtheM has the best/most correct answer? You, sir, are some sort of question-answering god among mortals… 😉 Grocery list: lotsa onions. Check. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/5 "2011-02-12T21:06:58Z")
Wow, need a room? Joe ---
**Author:** ![NCDane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@NCDane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NCDane)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/6 "2011-02-12T21:12:29Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I bought too much sliced havarti at the deli. It’s lovely - creamy, delicious - but other than adding it to cold sandwiches or using it for a hot grilled cheese, I’m stumped. Are you more creative than I am? Can you tell me what I should do with it? (Thanks!) How much did you buy? Won’t it will keep for weeks refrigerated? I could go through several pounds in 1-2 months no problemmo. Irratiates the bejeezus out of me it has gotten so expensive. I also think they have been adding more salt than they used to. I like salty food, and am not paranoid about the health effects, but even I can get too much of the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/7 "2011-02-12T21:17:37Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Anyone else? ‘How to tell you’re on someone’s Ignore list.’ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/8 "2011-02-12T21:20:09Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Oh, good grief. GQ is one thing, but even in Cafe Society, QtheM has the best/most correct answer? You, sir, are some sort of question-answering god among mortals… 😉 > > Grocery list: lotsa onions. Check. > > Anyone else? Thanks. 😉 Here’s my baked french onion soup recipe of the gods. If you make your own beef & chicken stock, it’ll be even better. And I note I used gruyere there, but havarti has also worked out so nice. > **[Homemade French Onion soup of the Gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=457189)** > > Okay, I just tried out a recipe at home. I made us a batch of french onion soup. And OMG I have been translated bodily into heaven! The key is to brown the HELL out of the onions. Really! I took 4 pounds of yellow onions, sliced 'em into 1/4... ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/9 "2011-02-12T21:51:22Z")
I think I remember someone telling me they stuffed some of the refrigerated bread dough with Havarti and baked them for a delicious cheese puff thingy. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/10 "2011-02-12T22:13:55Z")
It is amazing in a croissant. Microwave for 20 or 30 seconds for melty, buttery goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/11 "2011-02-12T22:34:31Z")
In a panini with red onion and green apple slices. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/12 "2011-02-12T23:14:48Z")
All you need is a good loaf of bread and butter. I could live off bread and butter with a nice thick topping of Havarti. Oh, man. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/13 "2011-02-12T23:39:59Z")
Make scrambled eggs with it. Goes awesome with dill. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/14 "2011-02-12T23:42:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Stuff it inside a large, peeled, shrimp/prawn, wrap it up in bacon, and grill it on the barbie. Or inside a jalapeno. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/16 "2011-03-01T20:51:51Z")
I like to just slice it up and make a little plate with other yummies, like crackers, pickles, olives, sliced tomatoes, and the like. Makes a good small meal. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/17 "2011-03-01T21:16:52Z")
Try using it in omelettes. ---
**Author:** ![bubble\_pop\_electric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@bubble\_pop\_electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubble_pop_electric)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/18 "2011-03-02T04:28:53Z")
I like thin slices of pear with it ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157/19 "2011-03-02T06:16:00Z")
Love Havarti - closest thing I can find to Tilsiter here in the US, at least here in my Vegas neigborhood. Have you ever had what Germans call “Toast Hawaii”? One slice of toast bread, place slice of ham on it, put pineapple ring on ham, then put one slice of cheese (Havarti a good choice) to cover all, and then put in broiler until cheese melts and turns slightly brown. Nice, quick snack for dinner or lunch…