April 29, 2006
New Food
It's not to everyone's taste, but, once I tasted it, I fell head over heels in love with chevre, goat cheese. A log of the stuff (thank you, Trader Joe's) and a box of Trisquits and I'm a happy camper, but there are more things you can do with it than eat it out of the package over the sink with a box of Ritz's.
This kicks it up a bit:
Coat a small ramekin with extra virgin olive oil and add 4 ounces of herb crusted chevre.
Poke several cloves of roasted garlic into the chevre. Drizzle some olive oil on top and add a sprig of fresh rosemary.
Bake for ten minutes in 400° oven or until chevre is bubbly. Served with a fresh baguette, this will give your breadbasket an unforgettable quality. I like to pass this with drinks before any meal which features lamb.
You can follow the instructions for roasting garlic on the link above, or you can buy a clay/ceramic garlic baker, which is what I use. Cut off the tip of the head (and root, if it is nasty), place in the baker and roast at 350 for 30-40 minutes. When cooled, the roasted cloves will slip out of their skins by simply pressing them. Crushed roasted garlic makes a superb spread for bread, it is milder and sweeter than the raw herb. Softened by roasting, it can be treated like a condiment on sandwich bread. Crush a clove onto a baguette slice, top with some shredded fresh basil and a grating of parmaggiano-reggiano cheese and broil for a minute for instant pesto pizzas. These are addictive, so be warned.
Here's another approach to chevre that will, I hope, take some of the mystery out of this cheese and have us supporting our local goat dairies:
8 ounces Chevre or favorite soft goat cheese, softened
2 tablespoons Crème de Cassis liqueur
3 tablespoons dried currants
3 tablespoons chopped toasted pine nuts
1/2 lemon zested
Mix together the chevre and liqueur until smooth and creamy. Chill for an hour. Roll into a smooth ball. Place the currants and pine nuts on a plate or piece of waxed paper. Roll the chevre ball in the currants and pine nuts. Chill for at least two hours. Serve at room temperature or chilled with a spreading knife and sliced baguette.
This is a novel pairing of the savory flavor of chevre with sweet flavors, and I do love stuff which contrasts flavors.
Makes 6 servings.
Melanie, try rolling the goat cheese in pink peppercorns and then cover it in very good olive oil.
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