Goats Cheese with Honey

This is a recent discovery I made as part of my project to cook every meal from David Tanis brilliant little book, ‘A Platter of Figs’. Both my Irishman and I were blown away by just how delicious this dessert was, reminiscent of a baked cheesecake for pretty much no effort other than opening a jar of honey. Talk about win win!

enough for: 2
takes: 5 minutes
1 log soft goats cheese
4-6 tablespoons honey
handful walnuts or pecans (optional)

1. Slice cheese into rounds and divide between two serving plates.

2. Drizzle over honey and serve the nuts on the side (if using)

Variations

dairy-free / paleo – just serve a little pot of honey with fresh walnuts or pecans for dipping into. Or serve fresh berries.

nut-free – skip the nuts.

different cheese – lovely with any soft cheese such as ricotta, cream cheese or even a brie or camembert. I’m also thinking it would be lovely with a creamy blue.

sugar-free – replace honey with rice malt syrup.

canadian – serve with a proper maple syrup instead of the honey.