GOAT CHEESE + PISTACHIO SPREAD
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
10.5 ounces goat cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced (see notes below)
1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
1/2 cup chives, chopped
Mix all the ingredients and refrigerate overnight so that the flavors can come together. Garnish with additional chives. Serve with baguette slices or crostini.
Notes: You can make a paste with the minced garlic and 1 teaspoon salt as well.
Makes approximately 2 cups
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HOT BRIE KISSES WITH RASPBERRY + APRICOT
Frozen Mini Pastry Shells
Round of Baby Brie
Raspberry Preserves
Apricot Preserves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place the frozen pastry shells in a mini muffin tin. Cut brie into 1/2 inch or bite size pieces. Place each piece of brie into a pastry shell. Top the brie with a 1/2 teaspoon of raspberry or apricot preserves.
Bake in preheated oven for approximately 10 minutes or until the brie has melted.
