Goat Cheese and Caper Spread or Appetizer
Recipe: #6676
October 03, 2012
Categories: Cheese, Appetizers, Baby Shower, Christmas, Game/Sports Day, more
"Serve this fantastic-tasting spread on or with crisp breads and crackers, if you don’t have tarragon on hand, use fresh dill, basil both will be great and if the spread is too thick just thin it with a little extra cream. You will get about 2 cups. "
Original is 20-25 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (26.3 g)
- Calories 55.8
- Total Fat - 4.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.6 g
- Cholesterol - 9.9 mg
- Sodium - 83.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 1.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 0.5 g
- Protein - 2.7 g
- Calcium - 41.2 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place olive oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add capers, green onions, and garlic. Toss for 2-3 minutes, until onions and garlic are soft (DO NOT BROWN!). Remove from heat. Add tarragon and parsley along with lemon zest.
Step 2
Combine goat cheese and cream in the bowl of a food processor and pulse mixture a few times. Add about two-thirds of caper-and-herb mixture, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning. Reserve remaining caper-and-herb mixture for garnish.
Step 3
Line a small bowl with plastic wrap. Pack herbed cheese into bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours but it's is best if left 24 hours.
Step 4
To serve, turn out cheese onto a small plate, remove plastic wrap, and top with reserved caper-herb mix and fresh herbs.
Tips
No special items needed.
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