Marinated Goat Cheese With Garlic, Basil And Orange Zest

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (12 ounce) container soft fresh goat cheese, chilled
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon peppercorn
• 1 teaspoon allspice berry
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, slivered
• 1 teaspoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 cut goat cheese into 1/2 inch thick slices. arrange the slices in a single layer in a pie plate ot baking dish.
• 2 in a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, peppercorns and allspice berries.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the garlic, ginger, basil and orange zest.
• 4 place the saucepan over medium-high heat and cook until the peppercorns begin to pop, about 2 minutes.
• 5 remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the garlic mixture. after 5 seconds of stirring, pour the hot mixture over the goat cheese.
• 6 marinate in the refrigerator at least 3 hours.
• 7 to serve, transfer the chilled cheese to a serving plate. serve at room temperature with crackers.