Simple, Delicious Appetizer Recipe: Goat Cheese Marinated with Jordan Olive Oil and Citrus

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta provides a similar tang and texture, while cream cheese is more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Go to the store or garden to select fresh citrus, recommending blood oranges for marinating the cheese.

Use Cypress Grove Midnight Moon goat cheese for this recipe.

Prepare citrus supremes, removing the pits from the blood orange and cara cara orange, ensuring they are seedless.

Add about 10 black peppercorns and a tiny bit of white pepper for heat, without crushing them to avoid overpowering the cheese.

For flavor, add two dried Turkish bay leaves for this amount of cheese.

For a party of six, use about two ounces of cheese per person, ensuring more surface area for flavor melding.

Measure out one-quarter cup of Jordan extra virgin olive oil for marinating the cheese.

Cover the mixture with plastic wrap, toss to blend, and let it rest for a minimum of 24 hours.

If short on time, let the cheese sit at room temperature instead of refrigerating it for 24 hours.

Before serving, ensure the cheese is at room temperature, as serving cold will reduce flavor.

After marinating for at least 24 hours, finish the plate with a touch more olive oil and fresh herbs.

Taste the cheese and add finishing salt as needed, adjusting based on the salinity of the cheese.

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