Showing posts with label goat cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goat cheese. Show all posts

Jun 16, 2010

QUICK & TASTY: FRESH GOAT CHEESE TWO WAYS

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I love fresh goat cheese- I love it's taste and texture and that it is like a blank slate to which you can add a variety of ingredients especially if you're looking to enjoy something quick to make and full of taste.
When I opened the fridge the other day, heard the birds chirping outside, and felt the sunrays shining through the kitchen windows (wow, does this all sound way too perfect or what?) , I knew that the goat cheese on that refrigerator shelf needed a bit of a revamp. Plain goat cheese was just not an option on a lovely sunny day!
What it needed was a bit of a crunch, something sweet, and it definately could make use of some fresh herbs.
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Walnuts & dried apricots are just perfect with goat cheese... dont forget a dash of black pepper too
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Add some fresh chopped mint leaves on that too
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Mix everything and get ready to spread on a delicious toasted slice of bread
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The other option with fresh goat cheese is to let it marinate in some olive oil combined with some ingredients of your choice. This will taste delicious if you leave it set for 24 - 48 hours. Here I used the same ingredients: walnuts, dried apricots and black pepper but replaced the mint with fresh basil leaves.
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What are your favourite flavour pairings with fresh goat cheese?