Pomegranate Goat Cheese Bites Food

EASY HOLIDAY APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place phyllo shells on ungreased baking pan. Scoop 1 teaspoon of goat cheese into each shell. Bake for 3-5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top each with about 5 pomegranate seeds, a drizzle of honey and some fresh thyme.

WHIPPED GOAT CHEESE POMEGRANATE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside. Using a small 3-inch cooking cutter cut out little round in your pie crust. Cut out as many little rounds as you can get out of your pie crust - about 24 rounds. Lay your pie crust rounds onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush each round with olive oil and sprinkle each one with cracked pepper. Using a fork poke each round a few times so it does not puff up too much. Bake for 5 minutes or until they are golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool. While the pie rounds are cooling in a bowl add goat cheese, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon minced rosemary, lemon zest, grated garlic and 1 tablespoon heavy cream. Using a mixer blend together until whipped and easily spreadable. if it's too thick add a bit more heavy cream until you have reached desired texture. Spread the whipped goat cheese onto the cooled pie rounds, top with a few pomegranate arils, a sprinkling of the remaining rosemary, a drizzle of the remaining honey and a few cracks of black pepper.

CREAMY GOAT'S CHEESE WITH CHIVE & POMEGRANATE

Steps:

• Mash the goat's cheese and ricotta together in a bowl, then use a spatula to roughly spread over a large plate. Scatter with the pomegranate seeds and chives and set aside until ready to serve.
• Stir together the honey and vinegar, then as you're about to serve, drizzle over the plate. Enjoy with crusty bread.