Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer

Roll fresh goat cheese (any shape—log, crottin or pyramid) in one of the following mixtures to create a simple, yet impressive appetizer. Serve with crackers or crostini.

Sesame Thyme

½ cup sesame seeds
1 tsp very coarse ground black pepper
1 TB minced fresh thyme

Fresh Herb

1 TB minced fresh thyme
1 TB minced fresh marjoram
1 TB dried grated lemon peel
2 fresh sage leaves, finely minced
2 fresh basil leaves, finely minced

Moroccan

1½tspfreshly ground black pepper
1tspground ginger
1tspground cumin
1tspground cinnamon
1tspground coriander
¼ tspgrated nutmeg
⅛ tspground cardamom
⅛ tspground cloves

Spicy Pecan

⅔ cup finely chopped pecans
½ tsp paprika
pinch ground cayenne pepper


Recipe Courtesy of Whole Foods Market®