Herbed Goat Cheese Spread
An easy and impressive snack or appetizer made with fresh ingredients! This recipe for herbed goat cheese spread is deliciously creamy and best paired with toasted baguette slices.
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Believe it or not, goat's milk (and cheese) is often tolerated better by people who can't stomach cow's milk. Goat's milk and goat cheese is actually the preferred dairy product in most of the world! We like it because it's so creamy, and has a milder flavor than cream cheese.
The addition of some herbs from my garden took the flavor over the top!
Ingredients for Herbed Goat Cheese Spread
- goat cheese
- fresh herbs ( parsley and thyme)
- toasted baguette slices
How to make easy herbed goat cheese spread
This recipe is so easy, it almost doesn't warrant an entire blog post! However
it's so tasty and full of fresh herbs so I'll walk you through it.
I grow herbs outside, love me some basil and parsley...but I love thyme too,
it adds a depth of flavor in so many meals. If you don't grow herbs, you
really should! You don't even need a backyard, you can grow herbs in your home
with a kit like
this. Mr DIY actually has
an AeroGarden in his
office and so we enjoy fresh herbs all year long!
If you don't grow your own herbs, they're easy to find at any grocery store
these days! Look for them usually on the top shelf in the refrigerated produce
aisle.
For the herbed goat cheese spread, I grabbed a handful of both parsley and
thyme. I gave them a little rinse, patted them dry, and chopped them up
(you can see how they look micro chopped above). I love to use my
Santoku knife
when chopping herbs. When you're using fresh thyme, don't use the stem. Slide
your fingers along the stem to release the herbs and then they're easy to chop
up.
I found my goat cheese at
Aldi. I like the garlic and
herb because it already has some delicious flavor...the addition of fresh
herbs makes it that much better!
Leave the goat cheese on the counter for an hour to soften, then mix goat
cheese in a bowl with the fresh, chopped herbs.
Slice and then toast a baguette
(drizzle with a little olive oil first) to spread the herbed goat
cheese on. This only takes a few minutes at 375°.
YUM! You could also use this easy goat cheese spread as a dip for raw veggies.
I like the addition of dried cranberries..think
sweet, creamy, tart...deliciousness in every bite!
This herbed goat cheese spread didn't last long in our home!
If you need a quick and easy appetizer or snack, I hope you try this herbed
goat cheese spread! It's a grown up snack that is too delicious to resist!
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