A Typical Swiss Raclette

I lived in Switzerland for a few years, and one of the recipes that my husband and I really liked was the Swiss Raclette.  We tried it once in a restaurant, and later just recreated it at home for a fun, simple meal.

Swiss Raclette

a raclette set

raclette cheese
boiled potatoes
pickled onions
pickles
meats (such as salami, prosciutto)
mushrooms
cherry tomatoes
paprika/green or red pepper

Set out all your ingredients. Start up the raclette. Place a piece of raclette cheese in the raclette plates. Place the pickled onions, pickles, meats, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, paprika pieces on the raclette grill (or put them on top of the cheese in the raclette plates). Once the cheese is nice and melted, scrape with your wooden spatula onto the top of your boiled potatoes.  Sprinkle some salt and pepper on top.  Eat together with pieces of grilled pickles, mushrooms, meats.  Bring out a nice bottle of dry white wine and enjoy!!!