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    Goat Cheese Baked in Tomato Sauce

    Tangy, creamy goat cheese is baked in a rich & flavorful tomato sauce and served with crostini - one of my favorite tapas dishes!

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    Goat cheese baked in tomato sauce served with crostini

    Ordering goat cheese baked in tomato sauce is always one of my FAVORITE things to do at a tapas restaurant. I am so in love with this combination; the goat cheese is tangy & creamy and gets soft & spreadable in the oven, the tomato sauce is bursting with flavor and cuts through the richness of the goat cheese for a deliciously balanced dish.

    Oddly enough though, we didn't see it on the menu at any of the restaurants we ate at in Spain. I started to wonder if it was something we just made up here in the US, but you search for the recipe online - sure enough you can find references to "Queso De Cabra Con Tomate," as a classic dish...so maybe we just weren't in the right regions?

    Luckily, you don't have to go to Spain (or even a tapas restaurant!) to enjoy this yummy dish...it's so simple to make it right at home. Which is a good thing because we have yet to find a Spanish tapas restaurant close to where we live now (and we're having some serious withdrawals).

    Just sauté up some diced onion & garlic in a little bit of olive oil, add some fire roasted crushed tomatoes & spices and simmer for a little while to meld all the flavors. Add some goat cheese, bake it all together until bubbling hot and serve with crostini - and you're done!

    Goat cheese baked in tomato sauce served with crostini on a white plate
    Dipping a crostini into some tomato sauce with melty goat cheese
    A crostini covered in tomato sauce and goat cheese

    I promise I'll have a dedicated post to all of our Spanish culinary adventures one day. Until then, try this pan con tomate (seriously I could eat it every day) and, if you're a bit more daring, these blistered shishito peppers.

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    Goat Cheese Baked in Tomato Sauce

    Tangy, creamy goat cheese is baked in a rich & flavorful tomato sauce and served with crostini - one of my favorite tapas dishes! 
    Course Appetizer, Tapas
    Cuisine Spanish
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes minutes
    Servings 4 to 6

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ cup onion, finely diced
    • 2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
    • 14 oz fire roasted crushed tomatoes
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
    • 3 oz goat cheese
    • ½ large french baguette (about 16 half-inch slices)

    Instructions

    • In a small saucepan/pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent & slightly softened, about 6-8 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper & crushed red pepper flakes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
    • While the sauce simmers, preheat the broiler and slice the baguette into half inch slices on a diagonal. Lightly drizzle, spray or brush both sides with olive oil. Arrange on a baking sheet and broil until golden brown on both sides - about 2-3 minutes on the first side and 30 seconds on the second side. (Note: These times are estimated based on my broiler, but broilers vary widely so keep an eye on the crostini the whole time you're toasting the bread - it can go from perfectly golden to burnt in a matter of seconds!) 
      When the crostini is finished, preheat the oven to 350°F. 
    • When the sauce has finished simmering, transfer it to an oven safe ramekin or small baking dish. Slice the goat cheese into 3 pieces and nestle the pieces down into the center of the sauce. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet for 15 minutes, until sauce is bubbling and goat cheese is warm, softened and slightly brown on top. Allow to cool slightly and serve with crostini! 

    Notes

    I definitely recommend fire roasted crushed tomatoes over plain crushed tomatoes for this recipe, they have so much more flavor! I buy the Muir Glen brand that comes in a 28 oz. can, and I use half of the can for this recipe. Fire roasted diced tomatoes can be easier to find and can be substituted, but I would recommend blending them up a little in the food processor or blender first because otherwise it won't be saucy enough. 
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    1. sheenam | thetwincookingproject.net

      September 28, 2018 at 7:24 am

      I absolutely love goats cheese. I became a fan in Germany where I tried grilled goats cheese at a restaurant. This recipe for baked goats cheese in tomato sauce look so good. definitely trying this super soon.

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      • Rachel

        September 29, 2018 at 11:11 am

        Ooo grilled goat cheese sounds delicious! Hope you enjoy this recipe, we loved it!!

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