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1/4 cup  Fine Dried Bread Crumbs
   Sea salt, preferably gray salt
   Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp  water
1   egg
4   rounds fresh goat cheese, about 2 ounces each
4   thick, ripe beefsteak tomato slices
2 tsp  extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the salad
2 cups  lightly packed mixed tender fresh herb leaves such as basil, chervil, tarragon, Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, chives (1-inch lengths), or young cress
   Red wine vinegar
 

In a small, shallow bowl, mix the bread crumbs with salt and pepper to taste. Add the water and work it in with your fingers to moisten the crumbs lightly. In another small, shallow bowl, beat the egg just until blended. Dip one flat surface of each goat cheese round in the egg, and then in bread crumbs, patting the crumbs in place. Repeat on the other flat surface, leaving the sides of the rounds uncoated. Refrigerate the coated cheese rounds for about 15 minutes.

Center the tomato slices on 4 salad plates. Season with salt and pepper.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat. Add the 2 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is almost smoking, add the cheese rounds, one coated side down. Cook until lightly browned, about 45 seconds, then turn and cook on the second side until the cheese just feels quivery, about 45 seconds longer, depending on the thickness of the rounds. Place a cheese round on each tomato slice.

In a bowl, toss the herbs with a splash of red wine vinegar, a light drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Mound the herbs on top of the cheese, dividing them evenly. Serve immediately.

Servings: 4

Recipe Type
Appetizer
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Source: "Casual Cooking" ©2002 NapaStyle

You've probably had baked goat cheese before but never with a juicy beefsteak tomato underneath and an airy herb salad on top. I think this dish is a beautiful way to start a summer dinner, with a bottle of Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc. Edible flowers would be a nice addition to the herb salad, if you have them.

If you don't have a garden to snip the herbs from and don't want to buy a lot of different herbs, use baby lettuces mixed with one or two of the suggested herbs.

©2002 NapaStyle

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