WHITE GOAT CHEESE AND HERB SPREAD – BRYNZA DE BRAILA FRECATA

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WHITE GOAT CHEESE AND HERB SPREAD BRYNZA DE BRAILA FRECATA

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Romania

Keyword appetizer, cheese, fancy cheese, olives

Ingredients

• ½ lb. brynza cheese or feta cheese
• ½ lb. unsalted butter softened
• 2 Tbsp. fresh chives finely cut
• 2 Tbsp. fresh fennel leaves finely cut (or 1/2 tsp.powdered fennel)
• 2 Tbsp. parsley finely chopped
• 8 fresh parsley sprigs
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. caraway seeds
• 2 med. tomatoes sliced
• 16 Greek olives
• 16 red radishes trimmed
• 8 scallions cut into 3" lengths

Instructions

• Crumble cheese very finely into a bowl.
• Add the butter and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon, mashing the cheese and butter together against the sides of the bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Beat in the chives, fennel, chopped parsley, paprika, and caraway seeds.
• Mound the cheese-herb mixture in the center of a platter and arrange the tomatoes, olives, parsley sprigs, radishes, and scallions attractively around it.
• Serve at room temperature with rye or pumpernickel bread

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