Whenever I have a BBQ, a girl's night in, or a dinner party there is an unspoken duty to bring some sort of a side or an appetizer. There is always a salad, and a dip (with a bottle of wine matched up). The funny thing is, is that on several occasions more than one or more of my friends would show up with a goat cheese and "something-or-other" treat, and they always explain that they just looovvve goat cheese! Here's a dish that never fails and if very easy to make for any sort of occasion.
Goat Cheese Stuffed Sweet Peppers:
Ingredients
30 mini sweet peppers
18 ounces of goat cheese or herbed goat cheese (if you want more seasoning)
15-30 green cocktail olives
Directions
You can either cut the stem end of the pepper off and stuff the pepper like a pocket, or you can cut it again the long way into a boat. Stuff the pepper with the goat cheese. Cut a cocktail olive in half, and press it into the goat cheese. Leave some peppers with out the olives - some people may not fancy the olive. Place the stuffed peppers on a cooking sheet about a 1/2 inch apart.
Once the oven has been preheated to 350* place the cooking sheet onto the middle rack and cook for 20-25mins.
Give this recipe a try and see how you like it! Would love to hear how it turned out for you. For additional goat cheese and "something-or-other" and more healthy treats stay tuned.
So my friend Valerie brought this salad to one of our group BBQ's I went to last week. And it knocked my socks off. I just had to share it. Argo:
