Goat Cheese And Cherry Bruschetta Recipe 445 Food

CHERRY AND GOAT CHEESE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• On a rimmed baking sheet, toss cherries with olive oil and a few fresh thyme sprigs; lightly season with salt. Bake at 425 degrees until the juices begin to caramelize, about 17 minutes.
• Spread goat cheese among slices of toasted rustic bread. Spoon on the fruit and serve.

THE BEST UNBAKED CHERRY CHEESECAKE EVER

Steps:

• Mix together graham cracker crumbs, margarine, and sugar in a bowl until well incorporated and crumbly. Press into a pie plate, going up the sides as much as possible.
• Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth and spreadable. Whisk whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until smooth. Pour cream cheese into prepared crust. Smooth the top with a spatula, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 to 3 hours. Spread the cherry pie filling over the top, and refrigerate until serving.

SPICY STRAWBERRY AND GOAT CHEESE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place bread slices in single layer on baking sheet.
• Bake 5 to 7 min. or until golden brown; cool.
• Combine strawberries, basil and dressing.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended; spread onto toast slices. Top with strawberry mixture.

PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, thyme, red-pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mash with a fork or potato masher until tomatoes are juicy. Stir in the Parmesan. Set aside while the pasta cooks, or up to 2 hours at room temperature.
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• To the bowl of tomatoes, add the goat cheese and 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta cooking water. Stir until the cheese is mostly melted. Add the pasta and stir vigorously until the noodles are well coated. Add more pasta water as needed until the sauce coats the noodles. Season to taste with additional Parmesan and red-pepper flakes.

BRUSCHETTA WITH GARLIC, GOATS CHEESE AND BASIL

Steps:

• Cut the french stick into slices widthways (about as wide as 2 fingers).
• If you are using peppers, cut them into pieces the size of the slices of bread, grill them until the skins are burnt.
• Once the skins are burnt, let the peppers cool and remove the skins.
• Chop the tomatoes into small pieces and mix with a drizzle of olive oil, shredded basil, garlic and salt and pepper to taste Brush the slices of french stick with olive oil and grill briefly until golden Once grilled, remove the bread from the grill and top with the tomato/garlic/basil mixture.
• Add peppers if using.
• Dollop small pieces of goats cheese on top and again grill briefly.

ARTICHOKE AND GOAT CHEESE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. In a medium skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil until shimmering.
• Add the garlic, bay leaf and thyme sprigs and cook over moderate heat until fragrant, 2 minutes. Add the artichokes and lemon zest and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 5 minutes.
• Scrape the thyme leaves into the skillet; discard the sprigs and bay leaf.
• Transfer the artichoke mixture to a food processor.
• Add the goat cheese and lemon juice; pulse until pureed. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving dish, cover and keep warm.
• Brush the bread slices with olive oil and broil for 1 minute, turning once, until golden and crisp. Serve the artichoke spread with the baguette slices.