Sometimes I come up with a recipe idea and I think about it so long and try to picture in my head how it will look and taste. On some occasions it tastes and looks nothing like I thought it would and I either scratch the idea or start all over. But other times I get lucky and the recipe not only tastes great but also looks exactly how it imagined it to look. This is one of those recipes for me!
Now, if you know me you know how much I love salads and I also have a very special soft spot for appetizers, so this dish is pretty much the best of both worlds! These Goat Cheese & Spinach Stuffed Strawberries with Candied Walnuts & Balsamic Glaze are inspired from a popular salad combination that includes all of these ingredients, but don’t they just look cuter stuffed into these delicious strawberries?!
If I were on a cooking competition I might even refer to these as a deconstructed spinach, strawberry, and goat cheese salad 🙂 But thankfully that is not the case because I’m not sure how well I would do with Gordon Ramsey yelling at me that my scallops are raw or having to cook an entree using marshmallows, carrots, leftover mac n’ cheese, and liver. But, oh how I love to watch those shows and see other people get yelled at!
These stuffed strawberries might look kinda fancy but they are actually really easy to make! All you have to do is cut the top off of the strawberries, scoop out the middle, stick a small piece of baby spinach in and pipe in some goat cheese. Then sprinkle on some candied walnuts and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Because everything needs a little drizzle of balsamic glaze 🙂
Goat Cheese & Spinach Stuffed Strawberries with Candied Walnuts & Balsamic Glaze
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2–3 16 oz packages of strawberries
- 1– 8 oz package of goat cheese, softened to room temperature*
- 1/2 bag of baby spinach
- 1/4 cup balsamic glaze
- 1/3 cup chopped candied walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Wash the strawberries and cut the green tops off. Take a small pairing knife and carefully cut the center out of each strawberry. If you want the strawberries to stand up on a plate you will also need to cut a small slice off the bottom of them.
- Place the softened goat cheese into a plastic piping bag fitted with a #10 size tip. Place one small spinach leaf in the strawberry and then pipe a small amount of goat cheese in. Repeat until all strawberries are filled with 1 leaf of spinach and goat cheese. Then sprinkle strawberries with the chopped nuts and drizzle with balsamic glaze.
Notes
*To quickly soften goat cheese, fill a bowl with warm water and place goat cheese package into water for 5 minutes.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Category: Appetizer, Gluten Free
Everything everyone commented..I second them. What a marvelous stunning idea! I can’t wait to make & share! Thanks for sharing your time & recipes with us!!!
Thank you so much, Sandra!! Your comment just made my day! I hope you enjoy them! <3
Obsessed with this idea, so gorgeous!
I can relate to imagining something in my head yet looking very different as the end product. These strawberries look amazing. Great job
I mean, I think I might be in love with these.
Oooh yummy, I love these! I hit up our local strawberry stand today for the first time this year… but we totally ate them all before I could even think of using any in a recipe. So good. I need to go back for more, because I need these stuffed ones in my life!!
These strawberries are stunning! I love the balsamic glaze and the goat cheese. I think these might be on my appetizer menu for Easter brunch. Pinned!
What a great flavor combo! These are gorgeous and I think they’d be perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower this spring~ I know I love when things turn out like I had envisioned…these are awesome!
I pretty much want to run to the store right now and get the ingredients to make this asap! I’m loving all the flavors in this, especially the sweet/savory combo.