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January 2011

Grill-Roasted Garlic and Olive Relish with Toasts and Goat Cheese

By Mike Lew and Kate HigginsPhotography by Ture Lillegraven
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This olive-goat cheese toast appetizer recipe will be a party hit. Use a mixture of olives to please every palate.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 Servings

Ingredients

4

large heads of garlic

3

cups assorted pitted olives (such as Kalamata, Greek, and Niçoise)

2

tablespoons coriander seeds, coarsely crushed in plastic bag

1½

teaspoons dried crushed red pepper

6

tablespoons olive oil

1

baguette, cut on slight diagonal into ⅓-inch-thick slices

1

8-ounce log soft fresh goat cheese

Rosemary sprigs (for garnish)

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Line each of 2 shallow soup bowls with large sheet of heavy-duty foil (18-inch-wide size), leaving overhang on all sides. Cut top ¾ inch off each head of garlic, revealing cloves. Place 2 heads of garlic in each foil-lined bowl. Spoon 1½ cups olives around garlic in each bowl. Sprinkle half of coriander and half of crushed red pepper over each. Drizzle each with 3 tablespoons oil. Fold foil overhang to center; seal packets tightly. Transfer packets from bowls to edge of grill. Cook until garlic is tender, opening packets to test garlic every 45 minutes, about 2 hours total. Open packets; cool 15 minutes.

    Step 2

    Place 1 head of garlic in center of large shallow bowl. Working with 1 at a time, hold remaining garlic heads upside down and squeeze softened cloves into olive mixture in packets, dividing equally; stir to blend. Spoon olive-garlic relish from both packets around head of garlic in bowl.

    Step 3

    Grill bread until crisp on 1 side, 3 to 4 minutes. Arrange toasts, cheese, and bowl of relish on platter; garnish with rosemary.

Nutrition Per Serving

One serving contains: Calories (kcal) 285.6 %Calories from Fat 61.4 Fat (g) 19.5 Saturated Fat (g) 5.2 Cholesterol (mg) 9.8 Carbohydrates (g) 20.9 Dietary Fiber (g) 3.2 Total Sugars (g) 1.0 Net Carbs (g) 17.6 Protein (g) 8.0 Sodium (mg) 702.7
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