whipped goat cheese with herb marinated olives
Bread just begs to be dipped in this.
Ingredients
- 8 oz log plain goat cheese, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
- 2 cups mixed olives
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 loaf crusty baguette or sourdough bread, to serve
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the olives, olive oil, garlic, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Let sit 10-15 minutes.
- In a food processor, combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, honey, and salt. Blitz until very smooth. Taste and adjust honey and salt as desired.
- Spread the goat cheese into a shallow bowl. Top with some of the olives and the infused olive oil. Serve with the remaining olives on the side with the bread and any other dippers you like.