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Goat Cheese Truffles

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Makes 4 servings 1x

Time 30 minutes

In How to Cook Everything Fast, recipe directions are separated into “prep” and “cook.” Here, we’ve made that distinction with italics for prep-work and plain text for cooking. This reflects the most efficient order and timing of tasks.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 thick slices any rustic bread (a little stale is fine)
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley
  • Salt and pepper
  • 8 ounces fresh goat cheese

Instructions

  1. Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over low heat.
  2. Tear 2 slices bread into pieces and put them in a food processor. Pulse into coarse crumbs; you need 1 cup.
    Chop 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves.
  3. Raise the heat to medium. Add the bread crumbs to the skillet, sprinkle with a little salt and some pepper, and stir gently to coat in the oil. Cook, stirring frequently, until the crumbs are golden and crisp, 6 or 7 minutes. Shake the pan every minute or so to keep the crumbs from burning.
  4. Break the goat cheese with your fingers into 16 pieces and roll them into 1-inch balls.
  5. When the crumbs are crisp, pour them into a rimmed baking sheet with the parsley and toss with a fork until cool.
  6. Roll the goat cheese balls in the bread crumbs to coat lightly, pressing the crumbs into the cheese a bit if needed to make them stick. Put them on a plate and serve.

— Recipe from How to Cook Everything Fast