Best Goat Cheese With Thyme Peppercorns And Lemon Oil Recipes

GOAT CHEESE WITH OLIVES, LEMON, AND THYME

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Provided by Maggie Ruggiero

Categories Olive Cocktail Party Quick & Easy Goat Cheese Lemon Thyme Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 (hors d'oeuvre) servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup assorted olives
3 fresh thyme sprigs
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 (4- to 5-ounce) fresh goat-cheese medallion or 2 (2-ounces) goat-cheese buttons
Crisp Rosemary Flatbread

Steps:

Heat olives, thyme, oil, zest, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small skillet or saucepan over low heat until fragrant (do not simmer). Cool to room temperature.
Serve olive mixture over goat cheese.

MARINATED GOAT CHEESE

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These are especially nice to have on hand for adding to salads and quick toasted open-faced sandwiches. Place a round on a piece of bread, pop it in a toaster oven and toast 3 to 4 minutes.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories easy, dips and spreads

Time 15m

Yield 4 or 5 rounds of marinated goat cheese

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 teaspoon mixed red, black and white peppercorns, lightly crushed
2 garlic cloves, peeled
2 bay leaves, broken into pieces
About 3 ounces goat cheese (in a log)
2 sprigs thyme
2 sprigs rosemary
Extra virgin olive oil as needed

Steps:

Place the peppercorns, garlic cloves and bay leaves in a clean, sterilized wide-mouthed jar. Pour in a film of olive oil.
Cut the goat cheese into rounds 1/2 inch thick (I get neat rounds using unflavored dental floss to cut through the cheese). Place one round in the jar and drizzle on some olive oil. Stack the remaining rounds, drizzling oil onto each round before topping with the next. Add the thyme and rosemary sprigs to the jar and pour in olive oil to cover the goat cheese rounds completely. Cover the jar and leave at room temperature for several hours, then refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 61, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 88 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams

GOAT CHEESE WITH THYME, PEPPERCORNS, AND LEMON OIL

Goat Cheese with Thyme, Peppercorns, and Lemon Oil image

Categories Cheese Dairy Herb Appetizer No-Cook Cocktail Party Quick & Easy Low Cal Goat Cheese Lemon Shower Thyme Party Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield Makes 6 (appetizer) servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (5.5-ounce) log soft mild goat cheese
1 teaspoon pink peppercorns or peppercorn mélange, cracked
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 small garlic clove, pressed (optional)
Sliced baguette (toasted, if desired)

Steps:

Place cheese on plate; using plastic wrap as aid, shape into 5-inch round. Sprinkle with salt, peppercorns, and thyme, and press into cheese. Mix olive oil, lemon peel, and garlic, if desired, in small bowl. Pour over cheese. Serve with baguette.

HERB AND LEMON GOAT CHEESE SPREAD

Herb and Lemon Goat Cheese Spread image

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

5 ounces (about 3/4 cup) soft fresh goat cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 garlic clove, minced
5 teaspoons olive oil
16 French-bread baguette slices, toasted

Steps:

Place goat cheese in small bowl. Mix thyme, lemon peel and garlic in another small bowl; season with ground black pepper. Mix half of thyme mixture into goat cheese. Add olive oil to remaining half of thyme mixture. Form cheese into 2 1/2-inch round; flatten slightly. Place in center of plate. Spoon oil-thyme mixture over top of cheese. Surround cheese with baguette slices and serve.