Light and airy, these savoury puffs make an ideal starter for a dinner party.
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Mini Goat Cheese Puffs
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Mozzarella and Artichoke Pizza
White pizzas such as this are not tomato-based as are many pizzas and somehow seem more elegant. A rich, quick and easy appetizer.
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Black Olive and Sundried Tomato-Marinated Goat's Cheese
If olive oil is the lifeblood of Tuscan cuisine, bread is the foundation. Anything eaten with bread, such as this savoury appetizer, is called companatico.
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Black Olive Crostini
Savoury tapenade makes a delicious topping for goat cheese toasts. Great to serve with drinks at a cocktail party.
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Bloomin' Mozzarella Salad
The defining flavours of Italy are in this antipasto - mozzarella cheese, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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Cranberry Brie en Croûte
“En croûte” simply means encased in pastry, a delicious way to present a whole Brie on a special occasion.
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Floating Stilton Toasts
The toast-and-cheese garnish transforms creamy canned mushroom soup into a worthy dinner starter or elegant lunch.
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Goat Cheese Torta
You know those hickory smoke almonds your guests usually nibble from a bowl? Use them to make a savoury caramelized onion cheese torta-and enjoy an elegant appetizer for 12.
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Grilled Halloom
Halloom is a mild cheese that is sturdy and stands up well to grilling. It has a slight squeakiness when you bite into it, like fresh cheese curds.
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Maple Balsamic Fig Salad with Goat Cheese Croquettes
In the winter, sweeter Mission figs are in season, in summer the less sweet green figs. Walnuts give this salad a bitter edge to balance the sweetness of the vinaigrette and figs.
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