Sundriedtomatoesandherbmarinadeovergoatcheese Recipes

SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND HERB MARINADE OVER GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• The night before, in a bowl, mix all ingredients together except the goat cheese. Stir until well mixed. Use enough oil to fully saturate with some extra settled on bottom of bowl.
• Cover and refridgerate overnight. You can occasionally take it out of the fridge and shake it up a bit.
• About an hour before serving, take out of fridge and bring to room temperature. It's ready to go when the oil is no longer gelled.
• Chop mixture in food processor just enough to blend together. Pour over log of goat cheese. Serve with toast rounds.
• Cooking time means to marinate overnight.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO GOAT CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Drain tomatoes, reserving 2 teaspoons oil. In a small food processor, combine the garlic, basil and parsley. Cover and process until blended., Add the goat cheese and reserved sun-dried tomatoes and oil. Cover and process until smooth. Chill until serving.

BALSAMIC HERBED MARINADE FOR GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, lemon peel, garlic, basil, rosemary, and oregano in medium bowl.
• Gradually whisk in oil.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour mixture into glass baking dish or a pickling jar.
• Add goat cheese; turn to coat.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 2 days, turning occasionally.
• Transfer goat cheese to platter.
• Spoon marinade over.
• Top with sun dried tomatoes and or black olives.

WARM GOAT CHEESE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing:.
• Mix together mustard, lemon juice, and vinegar.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Whisk in olive oil slowly, allowing dressing to thicken.
• Add garlic and mix well.
• Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Salad:.
• Pre-heat broiler.
• Mix all greens and salad leaves in salad bowl.
• Add onion, sun-dried tomatoes, and dressing, and toss well.
• Place on individual plates.
• Brush goat cheese with olive oil and place under broiler (on sprayed cookie sheet) for a few minutes, until cheese bubbles and turns slightly golden in color.
• Place goat cheese slices on top of individual salads, and serve while warm.

PENNE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat 2 TBsp of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes in a heavy large skillet over med heat.
• Add onion and saute till tender, approx 3 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and saute 1 minute.
• Add tomato paste and cook 2 mins, stirring constantly. Then add wine and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer until liquid reduces by half, approx 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook al dente.
• Drain pasta and reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.
• Add drained pasta to tomato mixture and toss to coat, add some reserved pasta water to moisten.
• Season pasta to taste with salt-n-pep.
• Sprinkle with Goat cheese and shredded parm.
• Bon Appetite!