4 marinated goat cheese spread Recipes

soft fresh goat cheese, sliced, kalamata olive, sliced, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, sliced, fresh basil, chopped, balsamic vinegar, garlic cloves, minced, fresh rosemary, chopped, fresh thyme, chopped, fresh coarse ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, more to taste

plain goats cheese (i use a low fat 1), calamata olives, pitted and chopped, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (i use ones that come marinated in vinaigrette), fresh basil leaves, chopped, fistful of italian parsley leaves, chopped, very large, rubbed pinches each of dried marjoram , rosemary & thyme, sized cloves of garlic , smashed, sliced & slivered/cubed, sometimes (but not often) i add a pinch of dried chillies

artichoke heart (frozen, preferably, just not marinated ), sun-dried tomato (packed in oil and rinsed), goat cheese, kosher salt (to taste), garlic cloves, minced (fresh only please! no jarred or powdered stuff, add more to taste), red pepper flakes (to taste, i bought the extra-hot kind from penzey s)