Roasted Garlic Whipped Goat Cheese
How to make whipped goat cheese with roasted garlic and rosemary. An easy appetizer that can be served with vegetables, fruit, crackers or crusty bread.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large head of garlic
- 6 ounces of goat cheese room temperature
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons extra olive oil to serve plus more for roasting the garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Leave the skin on the head of garlic. Using a sharp knife, slice off the tops of the cloves and place on some aluminum foil.
- Drizzle a little bit of olive oil over the top of head of garlic where it was cut then wrap up in the foil.
- Place the foil wrapped garlic into the oven (it can be placed directly onto the rack in the oven or put in a small baking dish if preferred) and roast for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove the garlic from the oven, carefully open the foil and let cool.
- Add the softened goat cheese, cream cheese, leaves from the rosemary sprig, salt and pepper into a food processor.
- Once the garlic is cool enough to handle, squeeze the roasted cloves out of the paper and add to the processor.
- Process until creamy, smooth and fluffy, scraping down the sides as necessary. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer to bowl to serve and drizzle with olive oil.
Nutrition
Serving: 1SERVING | Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 179mg | Sugar: 1g