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I set out to make a great side salad for last night’s dinner. Nothing too complicated, though. A mix of greens, of course. Topped with sliced roasted beets (a favorite in our house!). Next, I needed croutons. Oh, but not the ‘usual’ croutons. Not dried crunchy bread croutons. Nope. Cheese croutons. Glorious fried goat cheese croutons, to be exact! Oh, what wonderful little bites these are. Decadent. Delicious. Dangerous.
I wouldn’t make these fried goat cheese croutons every day, but I could. They’re very tempting. The only way I kept from eating more of them was to convince myself that by being ‘good’ I could have them again tomorrow.
If I’m cooking for a crowd, I’ll break out my big deep fryer. But, if it’s just the two of us, I’ll fire up my Fry Daddy fryer. It’s the perfect size for both of us. It fries everything perfectly. And as an added bonus, it doesn’t use a lot of oil, which saves me money.
Also try my copycat of Ruby Tuesday’s croutons, my favorite thing on their salad bar.
Fried Goat Cheese Croutons
Ingredients
- 3 4 ounce goat cheese
- vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 cup bread crumbs seasoned
Instructions
- To make them a bit easier to slice, place the goat cheese logs into the freezer for 30 minutes. Then slice into 1/2″ thick slices.
- Heat 1″ of oil in a deep fryer or Dutch oven to 375 F.
- Place flour in a small bowl.
- Place beaten eggs into another small bowl.
- Place breadcrumbs in another small bowl.
- Working in batches, dip the cheese slices into the flour.
- Shake off the excess then dip them into the eggs.
- Finally, roll the cheese in the breadcrumbs.
- Add to hot oil and fry 2-3 minutes per side, flipping once.
- Remove to a paper-towel lined plate to cool and drain.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
