A few weeks ago while admiring the bountiful display
at the cheese counter of my local Whole Foods, I spotted one of my favorite
French fromages! There, in full view, was a wheel of
Comté, a hard, ivory-hued cow’s milk cheese with a slightly sweet, nutty flavor
from the east of France. I was even more surprised
later that month when I discovered that two local supermarket chains were
selling Comté as well.
It didn’t take long for me to figure out how to
use my purchase. Since fall weather was arriving, I decided to include it in an
autumn salad. I combined beautiful
deep wine- and green-hued leaf lettuce with Belgian endive for the base, then added
thinly sliced pears, toasted nuts,
