Name: Goat Cheese Stuffed Peppadews
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3 ounces soft goat cheese; 2 tablespoons cream cheese; 3 scallions, chopped; 2 small garlic cloves; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; juice from half a lemon; 30 peppadew peppers

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Goat Cheese Stuffed Peppadews

Prep Time 15

If your grocery store has an olive bar, there is where you're likely to find peppadews. They are sweet, pickled peppers with very little heat, if any. Piquant and flavorful all on their own as an appetizer, they are complimented and rounded by a creamy goat cheese mixture that is quick to put together. Make these ahead for an easy party snack.

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Ingredients

3 ounces soft goat cheese
2 tablespoons cream cheese
3 scallions, chopped
2 small garlic cloves
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
juice from half a lemon
30 peppadew peppers

Instructions

Grate the garlic into a bowl using a fine rasp grater or a microplane. Squeeze the lemon juice over the garlic, stir, and let sit for a few minutes. The acid from the lemon helps to mellow the sharpness of the raw garlic.
Add the goat cheese to the bowl along with the cream cheese and salt. Stir with a spoon to combine well. You can let the cheeses soften for 10-15 minutes at room temperature if it's difficult to combine them. Stir in the scallions.
Use a rubber spatula to scrape the mixture into a small ziplock back or piping bag. Cut the tip off so there is a quarter inch opening. Squeeze the goat cheese into the peppadews so they are about ¾ full. If you have extra filling left over at the end, you can fill a few more peppers if you have them, or just add it to top off already filled peppers. The peppers can be filled a few hours ahead and refrigerated.

Notes

Can be made 2-3 hours ahead and refrigerated until serving.
Most people don’t have piping bags in their pantry. Here’s a simple trick to make your own:
- Find a suitably sized resealable bag and scoop in the mixture you’ll be piping.
- On the bottom of the resealable bag, cut the tip of one corner with a pair of kitchen shears. Start small- you can always increase the size of the opening.
- Squeeze the bag from the top down.