Baked Goat Cheese Caprese Salad recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons basil chiffonade (thinly sliced fresh basil leaves), divided
1 (4 ounce) log of fresh goat cheese, halved
16 cherry tomatoes, cut in half on the diagonal
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Nutrition Info

178.4 calories
carbohydrate: 4.1 g
cholesterol: 22.4 mg
fat: 15.5 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 6.8 g
saturatedFat: 6.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 152.5 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Drizzle about 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil into the bottom of each 6-ounce ramekin and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon basil per ramekin over the oil. Place 1 goat cheese piece over the basil in each ramekin, surround with sliced cherry tomatoes. Top with cracked black pepper and cayenne. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoon of the remaining basil on top of each portion, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and drizzle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons more olive oil.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Recipe Yield

2 ramekins

Recipe Note

This is one of the most amazing and easy cheese appetizers ever. It's got that texture that people love about goat cheese. Basil and tomato have a proven track record of being incredibly delicious with creamy cheeses, and this is no exception.

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