BAKED GOAT CHEESE MARINARA DIP WITH CARAMELIZED ONION
This is a smooth creamy, herbal soft cheese that is surrounded with spicy marinara sauce. The soft gooey cheese is delicious slathered on toasted bread, breadsticks, or crackers. This is a quick and easy recipe that you'll want to make again and again.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 130kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz. goat cheese
- 1 ½ cup marinara sauce homemade or good brand store bought
- ⅓ cup kalamata olives halved
- 1 large onion-- thinly sliced caramelized (opt)
- 1 Tbs olive oil (opt)
- 1 Tbs butter (opt)
- 1 garlic bulb (opt roasted head)
- 2 Tbs basil ribbons (opt)
Instructions
- In a large skillet melt the butter and olive oil. Add the thinly sliced onion and slowly caramelize them. They will turn a rich golden brown -- be careful not to burn. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Peel and discard the papery outer layers of the whole garlic bulb. Cut off ¼ to ½ inch from the top of the garlic exposing the individual cloves of garlic. Make sure the individual cloves of garlic are exposed. Place the garlic heads cut side up on a piece of foil. Drizzle olive oil over the garlic then crimp the foil edges to seal. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cloves feel soft when pressed.
- In a gratin dish or any oven-proof serving dish, place the cheese in the center and press down, leaving edges around the cheese.
- Add the caramelized onion and squeeze the roasted garlic into the marinara sauce. Mix well.
- Pour the marinara sauce around the goat cheese.
- Sprinkle the kalamata olives on the sauce.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Sprinkle the dip with basil ribbons.
- Serve warm with toasted crostini, breadsticks, or crackers.
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 446mg | Potassium: 186mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 595IU | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1.1mg