Description
A quick 20-minute prep Marinated Goat Cheese Balls featuring soft chèvre rounds crusted in fresh chives, slow-roasted garlic confit, rosemary, lemon peel, and extra virgin olive oil.
Ingredients
1 head fresh garlic
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 tbsp black peppercorns
2 cups extra virgin olive oil
10 oz goat cheese log
1/2 cup fresh chives
1 whole fresh lemon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275°F (135°C) placing peeled garlic peppercorns and rosemary in a baking dish covered completely with olive oil.
Cover dish with foil baking for 80 minutes until garlic is soft and golden then cool completely.
Slice goat cheese log into 10 equal portions rolling each portion into a smooth ball.
Roll 5 cheese balls in chopped chives leaving the remaining 5 plain.
Arrange cheese balls garlic confit peppercorns lemon peel and fresh rosemary in a glass jar.
Pour cooled garlic oil into the jar until cheese is submerged refrigerating 24 hours to serve in New York.
Notes
Pressing the raw garlic skins completely bone-dry with heavy paper towels before baking is the secret to a professional-grade crisp jacket for this Marinated Goat Cheese Balls.
Protein-rich mineral-heavy fresh goat cheese provides a sophisticated and nutrient-dense foundation while adhering to strict platform platform rules.
This simple single-pan stove baked party snack platter starter is naturally pork-free and wine-free for rapid evening gathering trays.
- Prep Time: ~ 20 mins.
- Cook Time: ~ 1 hour 20 mins.
- Category: Appetizer.
- Method: Oven Confit Baking and Cold Jar Oil Marinating.
- Cuisine: Traditional French-Mediterranean Fusion.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ~ 2 1/2 cheese balls with garlic confit
- Calories: ~ 320 kcal
- Sugar: ~ 1 g
- Sodium: ~ 310 mg
- Fat: ~ 28 g
- Saturated Fat: ~ 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~ 17 g
- Trans Fat: ~ 0 g
- Carbohydrates: ~ 5 g
- Fiber: ~ 1 g
- Protein: ~ 11 g
- Cholesterol: ~ 35 mg
Keywords: Marinated Goat Cheese Balls, Goat Cheese Balls, Marinated Goat Cheese, Garlic Confit Goat Cheese, Chive Goat Cheese, Herb Marinated Cheese, Appetizer, New York Recipe.