Description
A delicious and indulgent cheese spread featuring a blend of goat cheese and cream cheese, topped with crispy bacon and other flavorful ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 227 g goat cheese, softened
- 113 g cream cheese, softened
- 15 ml honey
- 120 ml chopped crispy cooked bacon
- 30 ml chopped pecans
- 30 ml dried cranberries, chopped
- 15 ml fresh rosemary, minced
- 240 ml arugula
- Crackers or crostini for serving
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, blend softened goat cheese and cream cheese until smooth and homogenous.
- Add honey to the cheese mixture and fold gently until fully integrated.
- On a separate plate, combine chopped bacon, pecans, cranberries, and minced rosemary evenly.
- Using plastic wrap, form the cheese mixture into an even log shape.
- Roll the cheese log over the bacon, pecan, cranberry, and rosemary mixture to coat all sides thoroughly.
- Place the coated cheese log on a serving platter and arrange arugula around as garnish.
- Refrigerate the cheese log for a minimum of 30 minutes to meld flavors.
- Present the chilled cheese log with an assortment of crackers or crostini.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, omit the bacon or use a plant-based alternative.
- This dish is perfect for parties or as a gourmet appetizer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 100 g
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg