Salt-Baked Potatoes With Goat Cheese

• 3 cups kosher salt
• 18 small white potatoes, halved and scooped out slightly with a melon baller
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 14 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, at room temperature
• 4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• cracked black pepper, to taste
• 36 small basil leaves

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Spread salt in the bottom of an extra-large rectangular baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, toss potatoes with 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil.
4. Press potatoes, cut-side up, in salt.
5. Roast potatoes for about 35 to 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with a knife.
6. Remove potatoes from oven and cool slightly.
7. Scrape excess salt from potatoes with spoon and place on a clean baking sheet.
8. Turn on the broiler.
9. Heat remaining 1/2 tbsp (7 mL) olive oil in a small nonstick skillet.
10. Add garlic slices and fry until golden and crisp, about 1 to 2 minutes.
11. Transfer to a medium stainless-steel bowl.
12. Add the goat cheese, thyme and black pepper.
13. Stir to combine.
14. With a teaspoon, divide goat cheese mixture among potato cups.
15. Broil potatoes for about 1 minute or until bubbling.
16. Serve potato cups garnished with basil leaves.

kosher salt, white potatoes, olive oil, garlic, goat cheese, thyme, cracked black pepper, basil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/salt-baked-potatoes-with-goat-cheese-224257 (may not work)