Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

Step 2

Remove any plastic packaging from the cheese and place back in its box, leaving the lid off.

Step 3

Pierce the top of the cheese in several places with a sharp knife and insert pieces of garlic and sprigs of thyme into the slits.

Step 4

Drizzle the cheese with olive oil and place on a baking sheet, leaving the cheese in its box. Bake in the oven for ten minutes, or until the centre of the cheese is melted.

Step 5

For the garlic bread, drizzle the cut side of the bread with olive oil and place cut-side down in a hot griddle pan until toasted. Rub the toasted side of the bread with the garlic clove.

Step 6

Serve the garlic bread with the warm cheese for dipping.