Appetizer
FRESHLY HERBED BITES
Basil pesto, goat cheese and garlic salt make delicious cocktail bites.
Ingredients
- 1 bag refrigerated prepared pizza dough (680-700 g)
- 2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- 1/4 cup basil pesto (di Genovese)
- 125 g soft surface-ripened goat cheese (1 pkg)
- 3/4 tsp Windsor® Coarse Sea Salt (freshly ground)
- for garnish Windsor® Black Peppercorns (freshly ground)
- fresh rosemary
- basil sprigs
- oregano sprigs
- 1 bag refrigerated prepared pizza dough (680-700 g)
- 2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- 1/4 cup basil pesto (di Genovese)
- 125 g soft surface-ripened goat cheese (1 pkg)
- 3/4 tsp Windsor® Coarse Sea Salt (freshly ground)
- for garnish Windsor® Black Peppercorns (freshly ground)
- fresh rosemary
- basil sprigs
- oregano sprigs
Salts in the Recipe
Recipe Preparation
For the Freshly Herbed Bites
- Preheat oven to 425°F (215°C).
- Place dough onto well-floured surface; divide in half. Working with one half at a time, roll or pull very thinly to about 12 x 10-inches (30.5 x 25.4 cm). Repeat with remaining dough. Let rest 10 minutes.
- Using an upturned glass or biscuit cutter, cut out 24 3-inch (7.6 cm) circles of dough and transfer to lightly oiled baking sheets, 12 on each sheet.
- Lightly brush edges of 12 circles with olive oil.
- Top each with 1 tsp (5 mL) pesto.
- Slice goat cheese roll into 12 and place on top of pesto, gently pressing down.
- Generously grind Windsor® Extra Coarse Sea Salt over tops.
- Generously brush remaining olive oil over tops of remaining 12 circles. Generously grind Windsor® Extra Coarse Sea Salt over tops.
- Cut a tiny slit in each dough surface and insert a small clump of rosemary.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes on lowest racks, rotating baking sheets after 5 minutes.
- Transfer to cooling racks. Garnish bites with freshly ground Windsor® Black Peppercorns, basil, rosemary or oregano.
Variation: If desired, substitute basil pesto with sun-dried tomato (Sardegna) pesto and substitute goat cheese with mozzarella di Bufala or bocconcini cheese. Garnish with snipped fresh basil or oregano.