Fried Goat Cheese with Honey

stack of fried goat cheese pieces with honey.

5 from 2 votes

Fried Goat Cheese with Honey

This easy-to-prepare almond-crusted fried goat cheese with honey recipe is out of the world! This must-try Spanish tapa can be made in 10 minutes with only 6 ingredients.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Tapa

Cuisine: Spanish

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 233.78kcal

Author: Lauren Aloise

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 ⅓ inch thick
olive oil for frying
floral honey such as orange blossom honey

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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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