Name: Goat Cheese with Olives, Lemon and Thyme
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ½ cup assorted olives, (sliced); 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest; One 4-ounce log goat cheese

Goat Cheese with Olives Lemon and Thyme

This recipe has been featured in a post on The Recipe Girl blog: Greek Dinner Party- Drinks & Appetizers.

5 from 1 vote

Goat Cheese with Olives, Lemon and Thyme

By RecipeGirl.com (adapted from Gourmet)

An easy appetizer recipe using creamy goat cheese and spiced-up, lightly sautéed olives.

Prep: 15

Cook: 5

Cooling Time: 20

Total: 40

Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

▢ ½ cup assorted olives, sliced
▢ 3 sprigs fresh thyme
▢ 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
▢ ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest
▢ One 4-ounce log goat cheese

Instructions

In a small skillet, heat the olives, thyme, oil, zest, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper in a over low heat until fragrant (do not simmer). Cool to room temperature.
Spread the goat cheese onto a platter and then spread the olive mixture over the goat cheese. Serve with flatbread.

Notes

Rosemary Flatbread is wonderful to serve with this. It's easy to make, and if you put large shards of it surrounding the goat cheese, your guests can break apart desired-sized pieces on which to spread the goat cheese.
This dish can be prepared 2 hours ahead and kept covered, at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 193kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Sodium: 367mg, Potassium: 20mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 395IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 52mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.