This delicious tapas recipe for fried goat cheese with honey and almonds is one of my favorite party recipes. Everyone loves it, and people always request the recipe. For an easy and impressive goat cheese and honey combination, you're in the right place!
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Introduction
I was reading Claudia Roden's Spanish cookbook and my eyes flew straight to her recipe for fried goat cheese with honey. It looked simple and delicious-- the perfect snack. But there was one problem: the first ingredient was matzo meal. I'd never heard of it! A quick Google search told me what it was, but I realized that I couldn't buy any at the last minute on a Sunday in Spain.
Instead of the matzo meal, I used ground almonds and crushed butter crackers (like Ritz in the US or TUC in Spain). It made the perfect coating and added a nuttiness to the cheese that was out of this world!
The best part? You can prepare my almond-crusted fried goat cheese with honey recipe in only 10 minutes--which makes it the perfect Spanish appetizer!
Ingredients
Wondering what ingredients you need to whip up this fried goat cheese with honey? Fortunately, you only need six simple things to get started! Here's the key ingredients!
- Goat Cheese: Be sure to choose a firm goat cheese that will hold its shape when coated and fried.
- Honey: Choose a honey with floral notes, such as orange blossom honey, but any liquid honey would be delicious.
- Ground Almonds: You can finely grind your own blanched almonds with a food processor, or crush them with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer.
- Ritz Crackers: Any butter cracker will work great in this recipe, and adds a wonderful crunch and flavor to the breading.
See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Fried Goat Cheese with Honey
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- Crush the almonds and crackers in a food processor or with a rolling pin in a bag. (image 1)
- Beat the egg yolks in a bowl. (image 2)
- Coat the slices of goat cheese in the beaten egg. (image 3)
- Toss each one gently in the crushed almonds and crackers. (image 4)
- Pour the olive oil into a skillet and place over medium-high heat. Fry each coated slice of goat cheese in the oil until golden. (image 5)
- Drain the fried goat cheese on paper towels. (image 6)
- Drizzle the hot goat cheese with your favorite honey. (image 7)
- Enjoy the fried goat cheese right away! (image 8)
Recipe FAQs
Goat cheese pairs beautifully with savory flavors like fresh herbs, garlic, and smoked paprika, but it also goes well with sweets like fruit jams and preserves like apricots, raspberries, blueberries, apples, pears, and figs.
Yes, it's absolutely delicious when served warm! This fried goat cheese has a wonderfully crispy coating and soft, warm, cheesy interior. Especially when paired with a floral honey, it's a scrumptious appetizer!
Yes, you can coat the goat cheese slices in advance and keep them in the fridge for a few hours or up to overnight, and then fry them when you're ready.
Serve
Want to round out your meal with other beloved Spanish tapas? Serve this fried goat cheese with honey with other vegetarian dishes like pan con tomate, papas a lo pobre, marinated carrots, and Spanish garlic mushrooms to make a wonderful feast!
Expert Tips
- Use a firm goat cheese, not soft chevre for this recipe.
- If you don't have a food processor to crush the almonds, put them in a Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer. You can use ground almonds as well to make this quick and easy.
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Fried Goat Cheese with Honey
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw blanched almonds such as Marcona almonds
- 5 Ritz crackers or any other butter cracker
- 2 egg yolks
- 4 slices firm goat cheese about â…“ inch thick
- olive oil for frying
- floral honey such as orange blossom honey
Instructions
- Crush the almonds and crackers into fine crumbs with a food processor or rolling pin, then mix them together and spread on a plate.
- Lightly beat the egg yolks in a wide bowl.
- Coat each slice of cheese in the egg yolks, making sure the entire slice is covered. Coat in the almond-cracker mixture, making sure they're evenly coated.
- Heat the oil to medium high, but don't let it smoke. Fry the cheese until golden brown on each side, flipping carefully with a spatula after about 1-2 minutes per side.
- Drain the fried cheese on paper towels for a minute, then serve right away topped with your favorite honey. Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- Use a firm goat cheese, not soft chevre for this recipe.
- If you don't have a food processor to crush the almonds, put them in a Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer. You can use ground almonds as well to make this quick and easy.
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Photography by Giulia Verdinelli
Brenda Nice
You say not to use chevre, I live in France and all goats cheese is called chevre ( I think ) have never seen any other. Is that cheese no good for this recipe. Love your recipes, we are having a paella day on Saturday next so thought that as a tapa I would make this and as a dessert Tarta de Santiago which sounds wonderful. It will be a a collection of starters and desserts from the group of us and the paella made by a SpanishTraiteur.
Lauren Aloise
Hi! Sorry for the confusion. The recipe is meant to use cured goat milk cheese, and not soft goat milk cheese (which in English we often call chevre).
Chelsea from Capurro's Kitchen
I have never had this nor seen it! It looks amazing! I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!
Ashley
Goat cheese paired with honey is the best! I definitely need to try out this recipe. Thanks!
Lauren Aloise
I hope you like it! It's so easy!