I always think it is funny when I see other food bloggers apologizing for posting a really easy recipe that doesn’t require a ton of cooking and might not technically be considered a “recipe”.
Fast and easy recipes that require little to no cooking are some of my favorites and I’m always looking for more ideas like that. As much as I love to cook, sometimes the less I have to cook the happier I am, especially after a long day at work. I also feel like the point of a food blog doesn’t always need to be cooking complicated recipes. I think, at least I hope, that the point of a food blog is also to give people ideas. Ideas about foods they may have never tried before or ideas of ways to cook or present foods in new ways. Or maybe even just to present a recipe that makes someone’s mouth water so much they just have to try it!
I know that this isn’t a super complicated recipe and I also know that I’m not the first one to come up with the idea of herbed goat cheese and balsamic roasted peppers, but I’m pretty excited to share this recipe with you today and I’m not going to apologize for it! Have you seen these mini peppers at the grocery store?! I’m pretty obsessed with all things tiny and food is no exception! I’ve been known to buy baby vegetables just because I think they are adorable, which is exactly what I did with these baby eggplants! I don’t even cook with eggplant very often, but I just had to have these!
Now back to these cute little peppers! I’ve been eyeing these little sweet peppers in the grocery store for some time now and I’ve gone over about 100 recipes in my head, but I finally decided that the perfect use for them would be this simple toast recipe. Since I’m a huge lover of vinegar, I decided to thinly slice the peppers and roast them with balsamic vinegar, because you really can’t go wrong when you roast something with balsamic!
You also really can’t go wrong when you slather goat cheese all over toasted bread, especially when that goat cheese is packed with delicious tasting fresh herbs! Fresh herbs are something that I really want to start growing more of in my garden because I always seem to buy a few for a recipe and then sometimes the leftovers go to waste. They can also be quite expensive for a tiny package of them. Unfortunately, at this time, the only herb that I grew for this goat cheese dip was the basil, but I am still very proud of that š Today has been a long and exhausting day at work, so instead of ramble on and on at you I’m going to go to bed and hopefully have pleasant dreams of miniature vegetables dancing around together.
Herbed Goat Cheese Toasts with Balsamic Roasted Sweet Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of your favorite bread, gluten free or regular
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 16 ounce bag of mini sweet peppers
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- salt
- olive oil for drizzling on bread
Herbed Goat Cheese:
- 5 ounces goat cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon chives, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon dill, chopped
- 1 tablespoon basil, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add all of the herbed goat cheese ingredients and mix together. Set aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cut the bread into slices and drizzle with olive oil. Place the slices onto a large baking sheet and place in the oven for about 10 – 15 minutes, flipping once. After bread is toasted, rub one side with the raw clove of garlic.
- Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Wash the peppers and cut them into thin slices. On a large baking sheet, lined with parchment paper, add the pepper slices, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a pinch of salt. Toss to coat and place into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, or until peppers are soft and caramelized.
- Spread about 1 tablespoon of herbed goat cheese spread onto each slice of bread and top with balsamic roasted peppers.
- Category: Appetizer, Gluten Free
As you can see, Cheeto has also had a very long and exhausting day that I am sure was filled with lots of bird watching, eating, and napping!
I love goat cheese and veggies on bread and this looks delicious! Sometimes the simple recipes are overlooked so I’m gladd when I see them posted. š
Thank you, Tina! I feel the same way, I’m much more likely to make someone’s recipe if it is simple and has minimal ingredients. I’m so glad you like these š
This looks delicious, Izzy! I’m such a fan of goat cheese. I totally agree on simple recipes. When I first started blogging, it was my goal to use fancy, obscure ingredients in such a way that was (I thought) so innovative. As I went on like that for a bit more, I realized that I was making recipes that I didn’t want to make again…like it was for show or something. Now, I’m careful to only post recipes I know we love and will want in the future (and most of the time, they end up being fairly simple). š
Thank you, Lauren! I love goat cheese so much too! For some reason I didn’t start eating it until a few years ago, but now I will put it on everything! I feel like that too sometimes, that a recipe is only worthy of being posted if it is complicated and fancy, but I’m beginning to realize that most people just love tasty and delicious! I’ve definitely made a few recipes that, although they were good, I would probably never make them again either, so I’m trying to stay clear of those kind of recipes now! I know that I’m much more likely to try a recipe on another food blog if it is easy. Yah for simple recipes š
Hey Isadora! I totally agree with you.. I am too in constant search for recipes which require little to no cooking. :p
These herbed goats cheese toast with veggie looks absolutely divine… delicious and so colourful… My kinda toast.. š
Hi Arpita! Thank you so much! No cook recipes are the best! As much as I love cooking I still have my lazy kitchen days! My kinda toast too! š
I love easy recipes! these toasts look amazing and I love those tiny sweet peppers…
Thanks Bri! I love easy recipes too and I’m always on the lookout for more! Aren’t the tiny peppers so cute?!
It’s not a difficult recipe, but it looks nice enough for me to try it. I normally eat soaked oats in milk or sandwiches for breakfast, so I’m looking forward to making this particular sandwich :p
Thanks Nikolay! I hope you enjoy these toasts!
Herbed goat cheese on toast with beautiful baby roasted veggies?? Sounds super simple and delicious! And how cute are those tiny eggplants? I need to keep me eyes out for them! I love the simplicity and versatility of this recipe – I’ve made goat cheese toasts with tomatoes before so have to try your deee-lishous roasted veggie version!
Thank you, Ceara! I know, aren’t they the cutest things ever! I’ve only ever seen them once and I just had to buy them all up! Now I look for them everytime I go to the store! Goat cheese toasts with tomatoes sound amazing! I think I need to make those right now!
Got to love me some quick finger food š Great pre-BBQ appetizer!
I love me some quick finger food too!! Now I just need to have a BBQ so I have another excuse to make these again š