I made this for my family dinner crowd as an appetizer and they scooped it right up. I served it with sliced baguette bread, but neutral water crackers or naan would be equally good. I made a few modifications to the seasonings from the original ATK recipe. Silky and delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 1 onion chopped fine
- salt
- pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced thin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 (28oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (8-10oz) log goat cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
Instructions
- Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and ¾ teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, paprika, cumin, basil, pepper flakes, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Season with salt to taste.Adjust oven rack 6 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Place goat cheese between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Flatten goat cheese into 1-inch-thick disk, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, cupping your hands around exterior of disk as needed to make compact shape. Take off plastic wrap.Transfer tomato sauce to shallow 2-quart broiler-safe dish. Place goat cheese in center. Broil until goat cheese is well browned, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle cilantro and lemon zest over sauce and drizzle with extra oil. Serve.HAPPY EATING!!
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