Best Goat Cheese And Red Pepper Phyllo Triangles With Olive Frisée Salad Recipes

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.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND GOAT CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place peppers on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Roast for 20 minutes, turning occasionally, or until skin is charred and blistered. Remove the peppers from the oven and place in a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 20 minutes. Peel the peppers and remove the stems and seeds. Place the peppers in a food processor and puree until smooth. Add garlic, goat cheese, lemon juice and sour cream to the peppers and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the mixture from the food processor and mix in the oregano. Refrigerate until ready to use. The night before the game, make the dip and cut up all the vegetables and place in plastic bags. Serve the dip with the vegetables.

PHYLLO TRIANGLES WITH GOAT CHEESE AND RED ONION

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over low heat. Saute onions until caramelized. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Bring to room temperature. Crumble cheese into cooled mixture and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a flattened sheet of phyllo with a pastry brush. Top with another sheet of dough and brush with butter. Cut dough into 6 (2-inch) strips. Place a1 tablespoon of the onion mixture in the bottom left hand corner of each strip. Begin to fold as you would a flag, until each strip is entirely folded. Continue with remaining dough filling. Brush packets with butter and place on parchment lined sheet pan. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden.

FRISéE SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE CROQUES-MONSIEURS

Steps:

• In a salad bowl whisk together the shallot, the mustard, the vinegar, and salt to taste and let the mixture stand for 10 minutes. Add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified.
• In a small bowl cream together the goat cheese and 1 tablespoon of the oil. Spread 4 slices of the bread with the mixture and top them with the remaining slices, pressing the sandwiches lightly. In a small non-stick skillet heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the remaining oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking, in it sauté 2 of the sandwiches for 1 1/2 minutes on each side, or until they are golden, and transfer them to a plate. Sauté the remaining 2 sandwiches in the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in the same manner.
• Cut the croques-monsieurs into 1-inch squares. Add the frisée to the salad bowl, toss it to coat it with the dressing, and add the croque-monsieur squares, tossing the salad gently.

PASTA WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet. Add the garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the sliced roasted peppers, and stir together for about a minute until well infused with the oil and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the basil (if using) and goat cheese. Remove from the heat.
• When the water comes to a boil, salt generously and add the pasta. Cook until al dente - firm to the bite - following the recommendations on the package. Ladle about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water into the frying pan, and stir well so that the goat cheese begins to melt. Drain the pasta, and toss immediately with the pepper mixture in the pan. Serve.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND GOAT CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• To roast peppers:.
• Slice peppers in half, place cut side up on pan and drizzle with 2 tbsp of olive oil, sprinkle with salt.
• Roast in oven at 375°F until skin blisters. Remove from oven, cool and peel off skin.
• To make dip:.
• Place the red peppers, garlic and cheese in a food processor.
• Pulse until smooth.
• Add olive oil, chopped basil, oregano, rosemary, salt and pepper and pulse until well blended.
• Place in a serving bowl; stir to make sure that the dip is homogenized.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.