Goat Cheese Lemon And Chive Turnovers Recipes

GOAT CHEESE AND SPINACH TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and.
• saute 5 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add spinach and saute until.
• wilted, about 5 minutes. Drain spinach mixture, press to release all the liquid. Transfer to bowl,cool completely.
• Add goat cheese, pine nuts, parmesan, rosemary and lemon peel. Season to.
• taste with salt and pepper. Place 1 phyllo sheet down. Cut.
• lengthwise into 3 strips. Brush with butter. Place 1 rounded tbsp filling.
• at 1 end of dough strip. Starting at 1 corner,fold pastry over filling,.
• form a triangle. Repeat, folding up length of pastry. Brush.
• with butter. Repeat with remaining pastry,butter and filling. Transfer.
• to baking sheet. Cover and chill. Preheat oven to 375°F Bake.
• till golden, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly and serve.

CHICKEN WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Combine goat cheese, chives and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley in small bowl; stir mixture to blend.
• Using meat mallet or rolling pin, pound chicken breasts between sheets of waxed paper to scant 1/2-inch thickness, forming rectangles about 6 inches by 3 inches. Mound half of cheese mixture about 2 inches from 1 short end of each chicken piece. Fold short end over cheese mixture. Continue to roll up chicken, enclosing cheese mixture. Skewer packets closed with toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken generously with pepper.
• Heat oil in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add chicken to skillet and cook until light brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer chicken to plates. Increase heat and boil pan juices until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 2 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and serve.

CHIVE-GOAT CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine goat cheese, cream cheese, minced chives and garlic in medium bowl. Stir with fork until well blended. Place large piece of plastic wrap on work surface. Arrange whole chives in crisscross pattern atop center of plastic. Spoon cheese into center of chives, forming 4- to 5-inch round. Lift edges of plastic, wrapping chives around cheese and covering cheese completely. Refrigerate overnight. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Remove plastic wrap from cheese. Place cheese on platter; surround with baguette slices and serve.

GOAT CHEESE, LEMON, AND CHIVE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Position rack in the center of the oven and heat to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mash goat cheese with a fork. Add chives, onion, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. Stir until well combined.
• On a lightly floured surface, unfold the pastry sheet and lightly dust with flour. Use a rolling pin to roll the sheet into a 12" square. Cut the dough into 9 squares. Put equal of the filling (about 1 tbsp.) onto the center of each square Moisten the edges of a square with a fingertip dipped in water. Fold the dough over to form a triangle, gently pressing to remove air pockets around the filling and pressing the edges of the dough together. Use the tines of a fork to crump and seal the edges of the turnover., Repeat this process with the other dough squares.
• Arrange the turnovers on a cookie sheet and bake until the turnovers are puffed and golden all over. Let them cool on a rack for a few minutes and serve warm.
• May be filled and shaped up to 2 hours ahead. Cover tightly with plastic wrap or brush with melted butter before refrigerating.