Fresh Berries & Cheese Appetizer

Ingredients:

• 6 ounces fresh red raspberries
• 6 ounces fresh blackberries (April used strawberries)
• 4 ounces goat cheese
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon fine bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Pinch each black pepper, garlic powder, seasoned salt

Preparation:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix goat cheese and cream cheese in a food processor or by hand until blended. Form mixture into a disk the size of a hockey puck. Place on an ovenproof plate or foil-lined cookie sheet. Combine chopped pine nuts (or walnuts) and bread crumbs in a small bowl. Press on top and sides of cheese disk. Place in center of oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. In a medium bowl, combine sugar, vinegar, olive oil, honey, pepper, garlic and salt. Gently mix in berries. Spoon over cheese disk. Serve warm with flat bread, crackers or French bread. To remove disk from cookie sheet, lift edge of foil and slide disk to plate. Cut foil away from edges of disk.

We need a star rating system on this blog for recipes like this – hands down a 5 out of 5!!!