Fresh cheese is cheese in its youngest form, crafted from fresh curds and enjoyed before any aging or ripening takes place. Because it skips the aging process, fresh cheese offers a clean, creamy flavor and a soft texture that ranges from spreadable to delightfully crumbly. Its naturally high moisture content also makes it incredibly versatile, whether folded into recipes, spread onto bread, tossed into salads, or featured on a seasonal cheese board. As summer menus lean toward lighter, brighter flavors, fresh cheeses are right at home. Here are a few standout selections we’re reaching for this season.
Nettle Meadow Lemon Poppy Seed Fromage Frais
Nettle Meadow’s Lemon Poppy Seed Fromage Frais captures the flavors of summer in a simple, elegant way. Made with rich Jersey cow milk, this fresh cheese combines smooth, spreadable texture with fragrant lemon notes and delicate poppy seeds woven throughout. The result is refreshing, creamy, and versatile enough for brunch boards, desserts, or afternoon snacking.
Cypress Grove PsycheDillic®
For dill enthusiasts, PsycheDillic from Cypress Grove delivers plenty to love. This fresh goat cheese is infused with aromatic, hand-harvested dill pollen, creating layers of herbal flavor alongside the tangy brightness goat cheese is known for. Its creamy texture and lively finish make it a natural addition to crackers, sandwiches, salads, and seasonal recipes.
Montchevre Fig & Olive Goat Cheese
Sweet and savory flavors come together in Montchevre’s Fig & Olive Goat Cheese. The creamy goat cheese log blends rich fig sweetness with the briny character of Kalamata olives, creating a balanced flavor profile that works beautifully on cheeseboards, flatbreads, or alongside summer wines.
Montbrú Pineapple Goat Cheese
Tropical flavors find their way to the cheese board with Montbrú Pineapple Goat Cheese. Part of the company’s fresh goat cheese log collection, this variety combines creamy, tangy goat cheese with the bright sweetness of pineapple. The contrast creates a refreshing option for warm-weather entertaining and fruit-forward pairings.
Fitalia Feta
Sometimes the simplest fresh cheeses are the most memorable. Fitalia Feta offers a creamy yet crumbly texture and a rich sheep’s milk character that shines in salads, grain bowls, and Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
This feta is solely crafted on the island of Sardinia – a pristine, reclusive island in the Mediterranean off the coast of Italy. Known for its mountainous regions and coastal shores, Sardinia is also home to the Sarda Sheep which is used exclusively to craft Fitalia Feta and are considered to be among the best Italian breeds of sheep for production of sheep’s milk. The breed provides cheesemakers
with rich, fat-laced cheese. Whether enjoyed on a patio cheese board, folded into seasonal recipes, or paired with fresh produce from the market, these fresh cheeses bring plenty of flavor to summer dining.