SALSA-BAKED GOAT CHEESE

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Ingredients

  • 1/23 cup pine nuts or coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 , 8 oz log goat cheese (can be flavored)
  • 1 , 3 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups salsa
  • 1-2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro, for garnish
  • Tortilla chips or crackers

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the oven to 350F. Spread out the nuts on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven until lightly browned and very fragrant, 7-8 minutes (the pine nuts will brown quicker than either of the others). Remove and slide them off into a medium-size bowl.

Add the cheese to the bowl and combine thoroughly with the nuts. Scoop it in the center of a baking dish (decorative 9" pie pan) and form it into a 5" diameter disk. Spoon the salsa over and around the cheese. Place the dish in the oven and bake until heated through, 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle on the cilantro and set out with tortilla chips or crackers.