25 Goat Cheese Recipes That Are Tangy & Creamy

There's a reason the beet-and-goat-cheese salad never goes out of style. Goat cheese's unmistakably tang and coat-your-mouth creaminess have turned us into lifelong devotees. So we give you our best goat cheese-heavy recipes, for those times when you can resist eating it right off the spoon.
Peden + Munk1/25Beets with Goat Cheese, Nigella Seeds, and Pistachios
Steaming is back! The vinegar-and-spice-infused liquid flavors the beets as they cook.
Alex Lau2/25Marinated Goat Cheese With Herbs and Spices
Looking for a throw-together app that seems way fancier than it is? Look no further than this gussied-up goat cheese situation.
Keirnan Monaghan & Theo Vamvounakis3/25Goat Cheese Croquettes with Spiced Membrillo
We’ll be spreading membrillo (quince paste) inside bread for grilled cheese from now on. This recipe is from Morcilla, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.
Alex Lau4/25Skillet Phyllo Pie With Butternut Squash, Kale, and Goat Cheese
When overlapping the phyllo over the filling in this recipe, work carefully but quickly so the phyllo doesn’t dry out before baking.
Eva Kolenko5/25Cheese-Stuffed Olives
Pre-dinner snacks serve two purposes: They should be salty enough to encourage cocktail drinking but have enough heft to temper the alcohol’s effects. These deliver on both fronts.
Anders Overgaard6/25Potato Gratin with Goat Cheese
Bûcheron is an aged goat cheese—sharp but gooey and oozy around the edge. If using fresh goat cheese, it will soften not melt.
Danny Kim7/25Green Goddess, Pistachio, and Goat Cheese Ball
You want all of your ingredients at room temperature to make sure the mixture is smooth and homogenous.
Gentl & Hyers8/25California Veggie Sandwich
We like sandwiches that send juices running down to our elbows, which is why we insist on dressing the lettuce.
Alex Lau9/25Turnips with Roasted Garlic Goat Cheese and Sesame
You can also use radishes or golden beets (red beets will turn everything pink!) in place of the turnips.
Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott10/25Roasted Butternut With Herb Oil and Goat Cheese
This roasted butternut squash recipe is perfect for a dinner party—serving on a large platter encourages second helpings and all the half portions, tastes, and just-one-more bites that follow.

Gentl & Hyers12/25Poached Eggs on Toast with Ramps
When ramps are in season, stock up and make this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Swap in any soft cheese you like: Try ricotta, cream cheese, or an oozy burrata.
Nicole Franzen13/25Radicchio Salad with Pickled Grapes and Goat Cheese
Crunchy, bitter, acidic, juicy: If these words don’t make you think of salad, this gorgeous dish is about to expand your vocabulary.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh, Styling by Sue Li14/25Charred Buttered Plums with Cheese
Plums are summer’s all-stars. You should eat and cook with them only when they are peaking, plentiful, and widely available in many varieties.
15/25Goat Cheese Cake with Mixed Berries
This tangy, crustless cheesecake feels light and airy thanks to the addition of beaten egg whites.
Cedric Angeles16/25Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Whipped Goat Cheese
Precooking the cauliflower in seasoned poaching liquid infuses it with flavor; roasting makes it crisp.
17/25Charred Pear Sorbet with Goat Cheese "Snow"
Don't worry about getting too much color on your pears—they will gain more caramel flavor the market they go. This unusual dessert is a play on flavors--savory alongside sweet—and textures.
Marcus Nilsson18/25Savory Spring Vegetable and Goat Cheese Tart
Mix up the vegetables in this savory tart as the seasons change.
William Abranowicz19/25Roasted Butternut Squash with Spicy Onions
Make this dish ahead of time: It’s great at room temperature, and you’ll need the oven free to roast the potatoes.

Shay Harrington21/25Leek and Potato Galette with Pistachio Crust
Adding ground pistachios creates a substantial dough that complements the leeks for these galettes.
Danny Kim22/25Scrambled Eggs with Caramelized Onions and Chèvre
If smoked paprika isn't your thing, you can use chile flakes or Aleppo pepper.
Christopher Testani23/25Olive-Stuffed Leg of Lamb
It might look like there’s not enough stuffing, but really—there is. The ingredients are all very intense, so a little goes a long way, and if you overstuff the leg, it will become impossible to roll up.
Julian Broad24/25Fava Bean and Pea Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Can’t find favas? Double up on peas. No pea shoots? Use mâche or baby spinach instead.
Gentl & Hyers25/25Root Vegetable Tarte Tatin
We love the color and texture you get from using a combination, but any single root vegetable can be used here, too.