Cheese Stuffed Olives Food

BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES MARTINI

Steps:

• Stuff the olives with the blue cheese.
• Add the vermouth to a martini glass and swirl to coat the glass. Freeze the glass until chilled, about 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, add the vodka to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain the vodka into the prepared martini glass and garnish with the olives.

CHEESE STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Place cream cheese, goat cheese, Parmesan, basil, roasted garlic, and salt and pepper into a food processor; pulse until smooth and well blended. Spoon filling into a cookie press or pastry bag (a plastic baggie with the corner cut out will also work), and fill olives.

BLUE-CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cheese until fluffy, adding a little heavy cream if cheese is stiff. Transfer blue cheese to a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip. Pipe 1/2 teaspoon blue cheese into each olive. May be stored in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to 1 day.

BAKED CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cheese and butter or margarine. Stir flour and cayenne pepper into the cheese and butter mixture. Blend well. Wrap a tablespoon of dough around each green olive. Arrange the wrapped olives on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

HOT CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter until creamy in a large mixing bowl, add the cheese and mix well. Stir in the flour, salt, cayenne and the Worcestershire and mix until smooth. Beat the egg with 2 tablespoons cold water. Add to the dough and mix just until incorporated. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove the dough and flatten out a piece about the size of a walnut into a thin round. Place an olive on top and shape it around the olive, pinching to repair any breaks. Place it on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and olives. Bake until the dough sets, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

ZESTY STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Spoon cream cheese spread into small resealable plastic bag. Press cream cheese into one of the bottom corners of bag. Cut off small piece from corner of bag. Squeeze cream cheese into centers of olives.
• Place olives on serving plate. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with parsley.

BLUE CHEESE STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Slice the top third (stem side) off each tomato. Cut a small slice off each bottom so that the tomatoes are flat and able to stand up. Using a melon baller or small spoon, remove the inside of each tomato to hollow out the center. Place the tomatoes on a plate or platter. Sprinkle the tomatoes with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Mash the cream cheese in a bowl with a rubber spatula until it is soft and malleable. Gently fold in the blue cheese, being careful not to overmix and break the blue clumps. Season with pepper. Use two small spoons to fill the tomatoes with the blue cheese mixture. (How much will depend on the size of the tomato; small tomatoes should get about 1 teaspoon of the mixture. You can also transfer the mixture to a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag with the corner cut off and pipe the cheese mixture into each tomato.)
• Toss the chives and bacon together in a small bowl. Top each tomato with the mixture. Drizzle hot honey over the entire plate. Serve.

CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine goat cheese, Manchego, chopped thyme, lemon juice, garlic (if using), salt, and pepper in a medium bowl and stir until well blended. Transfer mixture to a pastry bag or a plastic bag with a corner snipped off. Pipe mixture into olives.

BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine blue cheese and cream cheese together using the back of a spoon. When nicely blended, add heavy cream and stir until well incorporated.
• Using a cocktail pick, remove pimento peppers and set them aside for other recipes (*see footnote).
• Fill up a piping bag or a thick re-sealable plastic bag with cheese mixture. Cut off a very small corner and gently squeeze until the olives are stuffed.

CHEESY OLIVE SNACKS

Steps:

• Combine the cheese, olives and onion. Spread over muffin halves. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

FRIED STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Make a paste of the garlic, anchovy paste, lemon zest, thyme and basil.
• Stuff olives using a pastry bag.
• Roll stuffed olives in the flour, dip in eggs and then roll in crumbs.
• Fry in oil at 250 to 275 degrees until crisp and golden brown.
• Drain on a paper towels.
• Serve hot.