Recipe: Verrine of Goat Cheese and Fruit

the appetizer:

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Verrine of Goat Cheese and Fruit

Serves 8

Verrines are all the rage in Paris these days. Read it as "terrine with a twist." In the windows of Fauchon, Paris's specialty food shop, you'll find small glasses with all kinds of treats inside. I loved a gorgeous one filled with layers of goat cheese and lots of berries. Serve with a flute of Prosecco or a sweet Moscato.

8 ounces fresh goat cheese
2 tablespoons honey
1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 pint blueberries, picked over for stems
8 sprigs fresh mint, for garnish
Tea biscuits or sweet crackers for serving

Place the cheese and honey in a medium-size bowl and beat with a hand mixer into a fluffy mixture. Spoon a layer of cheese into 8 small wine or cocktail glasses or large shot glasses, top with a berry layer, then finish with a cheese layer. Top each glass with a mint sprig. Serve with tea biscuits.

from:
Cheese Hors d'Oeuvres:
50 Recipes for Crispy Canapés, Delectable Dips,
Marinated Morsels, and Other Tasty Tidbits
by Hallie Harron
Harvard Common Press, 2008
Hardcover, $12.95
ISBN-10: 1558323716
ISBN-13: 978-1-55832-371-1
Recipe reprinted by permission.

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