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Serves 6
Start to finish: 20 minutes
from Edible Seattle September/October 2010
When it comes to appetizers, think beyond the baguette—for these little bites, slices of crisp, tart apple are topped with a mixture of goat cheese and toasted hazelnuts.
1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts*
4 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
3 tablespoons heavy cream
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 large tart apple
Finely chop nuts in the work bowl of a small food processor. Crumble the cheese into the bowl and add the cream and salt and pepper to taste, and process until smooth, scraping sides when necessary.
Just before serving, slice apples into small pieces and pipe or spoon a small amount of the cheese mixture onto each apple piece. Serve immediately.
*To toast nuts: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place nuts on a parchment-covered baking sheet and bake until lightly browned and fragrant, and the skins are peeling back, about 10 minutes. Let nuts cool completely, then rub the skins off with a tea towel.
*Vegetarian
*Gluten-Free
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