Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Recipe : Almond Crusted Chevre and Grape Truffles

Ingredients
4 ounces chevre, crumbled
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons port wine
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup whole almonds, toasted and finely chopped
1/4 cup chives, finely chopped

Directions
In a bowl, mix together chevre and cream cheese with a fork. Add port wine and a pinch of salt and pepper; mix until smooth. Chill 30 minutes.
Scoop 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Press grape into mixture. Using plastic wrap, cover grape with cheese and roll into little ball with grape inside. Remove plastic wrap. Continue making rest of truffles.
Toast almonds stovetop in a dry fry pan until light brown in color. Lay out on large cutting board to cool. Using large knife, finely chop almonds. (Alternatively, for ground almonds, use a grinder or food processor.)
Spread almonds onto plate. Finely chop chives and combine with almonds. Roll Roll each truffle ball in almonds and coat evenly.
Refrigerate, covered until serving.

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