Roasted Garlic & Tomato W/ Goat Cheese |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a wonderful appetizer that your family and friends will ooooooh and aaaaaaaah over. Enjoy! Ingredients:
1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil, enough to lightly coat |
1 pint cherry tomatoes, rinsed and dried |
2 -3 sprigs fresh rosemary |
1 bulb of garlic, smashed to remove skins |
1 baguette, loaf sliced into rounds |
6 -8 ounces goat cheese |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Put whole tomatoes, whole peeled garlic cloves, springs of rosemary in a pie plate.
3. Drizzle with EVOO, enough to have 1/4 in the bottom of the pie plate.
4. Place in oven and roast until garlic is soft & mushy. Approx 15 minutes. Allow more time if the mixture is too wet . Remove from oven.
5. Slice baguette into rounds. Brush one side of each round with olive oil from the garlic & tomato mixture. Pop under the broiler (middle rack of oven) until crunchy and lightly browned. approximately 3-5 minutes.
6. Remove rosemary springs, garlic and tomatoes from pie plate. (can leave some rosemary leaves behind), add all to a bowl for mashing.
7. Mash together tomatoes and garlic. Place in a small serving bowl.
8. Spread baguette rounds with goat cheese and top with tomato garlic mixture.
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