Almond Crusted Chevre And Grape Truffles Food

ALMOND CRUSTED CHEVRE AND GRAPE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together chevre and cream cheese with a fork. Add port wine and a pinch of salt and pepper; mix until smooth. Chill 30 minutes.
• Toast almonds stovetop in a dry frypan until toasted, shaking the pan frequently, about 5 minutes on medium high heat. Lay out on a large cutting board to cool. Using a chef's knife, finely chop the almonds. Alternately, if you prefer to have ground almonds, chop in a food processor or grinder.
• Scoop 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Press grape into mixture. Using plastic wrap, cover grape with cheese and roll into little ball with grape inside. Remove plastic wrap. Continue making rest of truffles.
• Spread almonds onto plate and mix in the chives. Roll each truffle ball in almonds and coat evenly.
• Refrigerate, covered until serving.

ALMOND CRUSTED CHEVRE AND GRAPE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together chevre and cream cheese with a fork. Add port wine and a pinch of salt and pepper; mix until smooth. Chill 30 minutes.
• Toast almonds stovetop in a dry frypan until toasted, shaking the pan frequently, about 5 minutes on medium high heat. Lay out on a large cutting board to cool. Using a chef's knife, finely chop the almonds. Alternately, if you prefer to have ground almonds, chop in a food processor or grinder.
• Scoop 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Press grape into mixture. Using plastic wrap, cover grape with cheese and roll into little ball with grape inside. Remove plastic wrap. Continue making rest of truffles.
• Spread almonds onto plate and mix in the chives. Roll each truffle ball in almonds and coat evenly.
• Refrigerate, covered until serving.

GRAPE TRUFFLES (GRAPE AND BLEU CHEESE)

Steps:

• Mash the cream and bleu cheese in a bowl until they are combined well.
• Add the port.
• Mix until all ingredients are very well combined.
• Chill the cheese mixture for about an hour or two.
• Using a regular spoon, scoop some cheese into the bowl of the spoon and using a grape, scrape the cheese out of the spoon.
• Press the cheese around the grape and roll in your hands to completely cover it well.
• Roll the cheese-covered grape in the ground nuts.
• Continue with remaining grapes.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Note: if you have leftover cheese, you can mix it with a few chopped nuts and some chopped grapes to make a delicious spread, too.