Southern Cheese Plate

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1 (11-oz.) log Belle Chevre goat cheese
• 1 cup fig preserves
• 1 pound Champagne grapes, red grapes, red currants or pears, sliced
• Assorted crackers
• Wine suggestion: semidry white sparkling wine or Sauvignon Blanc

1. Place chopped walnuts in a shallow dish. Roll goat cheese log in walnuts, pressing gently to coat completely.
2. Arrange log on a serving platter alongside a small bowl of fig preserves, Champagne grapes, and an assortment of crackers.
3. Variation 1:
4. 1 lb. Sweet Grass Dairy Asher Blue cow's milk cheese
5. 2 cups hickory-smoked almonds
6. 1 lb. Medjool dates
7. Almond crackers or buttery crackers
8. Wine suggestion: Port or full-bodied red wine (such as Cabernet)
9. Variation 2:
10. 1 lb. Locust Grove La Mancha Reserve sheep's milk cheese
11. 1 (2-oz.) container quince fruit paste
12. 1 1/2 cups Marcona almonds
13. Rosemary crackers
14. Wine suggestion: Spanish sherry (such as Amontillado) or White Meritage (such as St. Supery Vertu)
15. Variation 3:
16. 1 lb. Sweet Grass Dairy Green Hill (Camembert-style) cow's milk cheese
17. 1 cup peach preserves
18. 2 cups pecans, toasted (about 1/2 lb.)
19. Assorted butter crackers
20. Wine suggestion: Champagne or Vouvray (such as Chenin Blanc)
21. We tested with Chilton County peach preserves. Also, for more information about artisanal cheese producers in the South, visit
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23. These featured cheeses can be purchased online at:
24. Fromagerie Belle Chevre, Elkmont, Alabama
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27. Locust Grove Farm, Knoxville, Tennessee
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30. Sweet Grass Dairy, Thomasville, Georgia
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/southern-cheese-plate (may not work)