Petite Parmesan Baskets With Goat Cheese Mousse
"This is a very flavorful appetizer, the presentation is beautiful to behold.
Can be made ahead. This is an adopted recipe!"
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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20 Baskets
ingredients
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PARMESAN BASKETS
- 8 ounces parmigiano-reggiano cheese, coarsely grated
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GOAT CHEESE MOUSSE
- 6 ounces goat cheese
- 1⁄4 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped fine
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped fine
- kosher salt
- freshly cracked black peppercorns
directions
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PARMESAN BASKETS:
- Preheat oven to 325° degrees F.
- Place a mounded tablespoon of grated cheese onto a non-stick cookie sheet or Silpat; pat gently into a 2-inch circle.
- Repeat with remaining cheese, allowing 1 - 2 inches between circles. Bake one cookie sheet at a time in the oven for 4 to 5 minutes or until bubbly and lightly golden.
- Cool on cookie sheet about 1 minute. Remove with a spatula and gently drape over inverted 1-3/4-inch muffin tins or press each one into the hollow of a clean empty egg carton.
- They may be made ahead of time and covered at room temperature.
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GOAT CHEESE MOUSSE:
- Blend all ingredients together until smooth. This may be refrigerated up to 2 days before serving.
- To serve, carefully spoon the mousse into the parmesan baskets or fill a pastry bag with the mousse and pipe it into the baskets.
- Garnish with minced thyme.
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Reviews
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Excellent and easy. As true delight. I added thyme and hot smoked paprika to the cheese and cooked them on a higher temperature at 375. I found they were crisper and colorful from the herbs and spice. -
Hi Tish, have been making these baskets for a long time now and they are FANTASTIC! Instead of whipping cream I use 3-4 tablespoons of whole milk, and instead of thyme, I use a combination of chives, cilantro and/or parsley. Then, I garnish with walnut pieces, Nicoise olives, pitted and halved, &/or fresh herb sprigs. Thank you for posting, I am going to make them your way next time. Diane
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Hi Tish, have been making these baskets for a long time now and they are FANTASTIC! Instead of whipping cream I use 3-4 tablespoons of whole milk, and instead of thyme, I use a combination of chives, cilantro and/or parsley. Then, I garnish with walnut pieces, Nicoise olives, pitted and halved, &/or fresh herb sprigs. Thank you for posting, I am going to make them your way next time. Diane
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
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