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Last week I shared one of my favorite appetizers out of the Colorado Collage cookbook from the Junior League of Denver, here’s another one. I have been making this one for many, many years and it is always a big hit. Some people may shy away when they hear the words “goat cheese” – but see if they’ll just try it. In almost every case, they will love it!
This is another easy, make-ahead dish to serve guests – just in time for the upcoming holidays. It can even be prepared a couple of days in advance. In fact, it’s even better if it has been sitting in the marinade that much longer.
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Marinated Goat Cheese
10-12 servings
Recipe from the Colorado Collage cookbook from the Junior League of Denver
½ pound log mild goat cheese (you can find 10.5 ounce logs in packs of 2 at Costco)
1 tablespoon fennel seeds, crushed
1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper
8 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 cup olive oil
1 thin piece fresh lemon peel
Garnish:
Fresh lemon slices
Fresh rosemary sprigs
Place cheese in a small dish with cover. Combine fennel seeds, crushed red pepper, rosemary, olive oil, and lemon peel and pour over cheese. Cover and marinate in refrigerator, at least 3 days or up to 3 weeks. Place cheese on serving dish and drizzle with marinade, discarding rosemary and lemon peel. Garnish with fresh lemon slices and rosemary sprigs. The recipe calls to serve this with water crackers – I always serve with a sliced baguette. Either work great.
Heather loves to cook, entertain, plan parties, and of course - drink champagne. She is excited to share her planning tips, party ideas, and favorite recipes. Growing up, she watched her mom cook, bake, and throw great parties, so she’s sure her interest in cooking and entertaining came from her mom. Being a wife and a mommy, her party style ranges from birthday parties for little ones to elegant cocktail parties for the grown ups. Her plans include a combination of her own ideas coupled with those from others. You'll find that her recipes leave some room for experimentation - she doesn’t usually make the same dish exactly the same way twice - She loves to try different things!
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