Goat Cheese with Plum & Jalapeño Jam

My dear client Phoebe dropped off a few jars of her famous homemade plum jam, straight from her own tree. I was looking forward to getting my precious jar from her this year and ended up with three! Oh the possibilities are endless with these jars of goodness. I’ve been attempting to put it on everything: oatmeal, rice cakes & almond butter, cottage cheese, ice cream, etc. So when I received an invite to a potluck event this evening I knew I had to incorporate it into something.

This dish quickly became a lot simpler than I had planned it to be. My original thought was rolling the goat cheese in crushed macadamia nuts. But with my luck, they ended up spilling on the ground during the photo shoot (a bit camera shy I suppose). After standing over them in shock for a few seconds, I decided to move on.

 

I realized today how unwilling I am to except the fact that summer is over. I was a bit disturbed while walking through Target, with the already filled isles of Thanksgiving and Christmas paraphernalia. I couldn’t even get away from it in my own kitchen! I suppose I hadn’t thought enough about my color scheme before planning for this recipe. It went from summer appetizer to Christmas log, a red and green neon mess. So there you have it, I’m a sell out just like the rest of ‘em. Of course, the important thing here is that it tasted fabulous and it was very easy to prepare. So I have no idea how it would have tasted with the macadamia nuts but I’ll add it into the recipe anyway, to show my respects.

So enjoy, any time of the year.

1 12oz Goat Cheese Roll

¼ C Macadamia Nuts, Chopped (or placed in a plastic bag and beat to a bloody pulp)

3 tbsp. Plum or other fruit Jam

2 tbsp. Jalapeño jam

Roll goat cheese in the chopped nuts and top with jam. Yep, it’s that easy.

Serve with crackers and fruit (plums, grapes, strawberries)

No Butter, Vegetarian