CANAPES WITH GARLIC HERB CREAM CHEESE AND AVOCADO
Steps:
- Slice the bread into 1/3-inch slices (cut on the diagonal if it's a very small baguette to get bigger slices). Place them on a baking sheet and lightly brush both sides with melted butter.
- Bake 5 minutes, or until they are just starting to golden. Let these cool to room temperature.
- Toppings: Cut your avocado in half, remove the pit, spoon the avocado flesh out of the shell and cut avocado into slices. Finely chop both green onions and 1/4 cup of fresh dill.
- Use a fork to mash together 8 oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup chopped dill, chopped green onion and your pressed garlic clove.
- Spread enough herbed cream cheese over each canapé to generously cover the top.
- Top canapés with avocado slices and squeeze a couple drops of lemon juice over the avocado slices (this keeps the avocado from browning), then sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with dill and green onion and you're done! It's best fresh but tastes great even after refrigeration.
WARM GOAT CHEESE IN PHYLLO
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Unroll the sheets of phyllo dough on a flat surface and cover them with a slightly damp towel. (If the towel is too wet, the dough will get sticky.) Working quickly so the dough doesn't dry out, place one sheet of phyllo on a board, brush lightly with melted butter, and sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs. Place a second sheet of phyllo on top, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Continue until you have 4 sheets stacked up. Cut the sheets in half crosswise to make 2 almost-squares.
- Cut one of the goat cheeses in half horizontally, making 2 thin discs. Place each disc in the center of one phyllo square. Starting at one corner, fold the phyllo up over the cheese and continue folding and pleating the phyllo around the cheese, as though you're wrapping a round gift that's tied on top. You will end with extra phyllo dough on top; twist the excess into a topknot. Brush the discs all over with melted butter and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Continue with the remaining phyllo dough and 2 goat cheese discs to make 4 additional packages.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until the phyllo is lightly browned. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- While the cheese packages bake, place the salad greens in a large bowl. Whisk the vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Still whisking, slowly add the olive oil, making an emulsion. Toss the salad greens with enough vinaigrette to moisten.
- Distribute the salad among 6 plates and place one warm goat cheese package in the center of each plate. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
AVOCADO CANAPES STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes 5
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pine nuts on a baking sheet; bake until golden brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Chop nuts; set aside.
- Arrange five 8-by-8-inch sheets plastic wrap on work surface. Be sure they are smooth and free of wrinkles.
- In a small bowl, stir together pine nuts, goat cheese, and red bell pepper; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Place 4 overlapping slices of avocado on each piece of plastic wrap. Combine lime juice and 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small bowl; brush mixture on avocado. Working with one avocado portion, top with 1 tablespoon goat cheese mixture; bring together corners of plastic wrap, and twist tightly, shaping the avocado into a ball. Continue to twist until plastic wrap breaks, releasing canape. Repeat with remaining avocado.
AVOCADO GOAT CHEESE TRUFFLES
Give guests the VIP treatment with luxurious truffles you can make in your own kitchen. The goat cheese is mild, and red pepper heats up each bite just a bit. Crackers are the perfect accompaniment. -Roxanne Chan, Albany, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat cheeses, garlic, lime zest, oil, chili powder and pepper flakes until blended. Stir in onion and cilantro. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm., With a small melon baller, scoop out avocado balls onto a baking sheet; sprinkle with lime juice. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoons cheese mixture around each ball, then roll in pumpkin seeds. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until serving. If desired, serve with pretzel sticks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 65 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
AVOCADO AND GOAT CHEESE DIP
Make and share this Avocado and Goat Cheese Dip recipe from Food.com.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 5m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut avocados in half with knife and separate.
- Remove seed, and with a large spoon, scoop out flesh into a bowl.
- Squeeze the lime juice over the avocado and mash the flesh with a fork.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Serve immediately or store refrigerated, with one of the avocado seeds pressed into the dip to help retain its color (also cover with plastic wrap pressed down to keep air off).
- Goes well with tortilla chips, warm tortillas, toasted pita bread, fresh veggies and crudites, as a topping for chimichangas, whatever you desire; just don't go putting dallops into your margaritas!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 566.9, Fat 46.6, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 44.8, Sodium 894.2, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 14.7, Sugar 6.6, Protein 18
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