Goats Cheese Balls with Rosemary and Chilli Honey and Fresh Cherries.
Soft and tender balls of creamy goats cheese, drizzled with rosemary and chilli marinated honey and served with fresh cherries on the side. Spread onto crostini, crackers or fresh bread and enjoy as aperitivo, a starter, nibbles or include as part of a grazing or cheese board.
Ingredients
For the honey:
- 4 tablespoons/60ml runny honey
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes
For the cheese and cherries
- 150g soft white goats cheese
- 150g fresh cherries
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, to decorate
Instructions
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Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
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First make the Rosemary and Chilli Honey – put the honey in a saucepan with 1 sprig of fresh rosemary and bring to a gentle simmer over a low heat. Immediately take off the heat
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Bash the rosemary with a wooden spoon or the end of a rolling pin to extract the flavours from the rosemary. Leave to infuse and cool for at least 10 minutes.
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Remove the rosemary from the honey.
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Make the cheese balls and serve – cut the goats cheese into 16 equal portions and roll into balls.
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Put the cheese into a serving bowl and drizzle with the rosemary honey.
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Serve garnished with fresh, chopped rosemary leaves and cherries.
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Store, covered, in the fridge but allow to come to room temperature before serving.
Recipe Notes
Equipment:
- kitchen scales and measuring spoons
- chopping board and knife
- small saucepan
- rolling pin or wooden spoon
- 500ml jar with lid