Description
A delicious whipped goat cheese spread topped with a warm pecan and date mixture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 oz goat cheese
- ¼ cup cottage cheese
- 2 Tbsp fresh orange juice
- kosher salt, to taste
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup chopped dates
- 1–2 tsp orange zest
- 1–2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- ½ Tbsp honey
Instructions
- Make the whipped goat cheese by adding the goat cheese, cottage cheese, orange juice, and kosher salt to a food processor, hand mixer, or blender. Blend until it has a smooth texture, about 2-3 minutes, pushing down the sides as needed. Add more salt to taste.
- Make the pecan topping by mixing chopped dates, chopped pecans, honey, orange zest and fresh thyme in a small bowl. Heat a skillet on medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Add the pecan & date mixture. Heat the mixture, stirring frequently until warmed, about 2-3 minutes.
- Layer the goat cheese spread on the bottom of a serving dish or serving bowl. Top with an even layer of the date pecan topping. Optional: add a drizzle of honey on top.
- Serve with some crusty bread like crostini, pita chips, or sturdy crackers.
Notes
- Be sure to zest the orange for the pecan date topping before squeezing out the juice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Blending, Mixing, Heating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg